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Re:A World of Surveillance Doesn’t Always Help to Catch a Thief by JackFr on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @09:45AM (#13220187)
> A strawman is when you attack a claim that was not actually made by your opponent.

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> I can show them to you, but you will probably just say that I am exaggerating and that this is a different situation.

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Re:A World of Surveillance Doesn’t Always Help to Catch a Thief by dredmorbius on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @10:45AM (#13220771)
Which is precisely what proceeded to happen: "I don't believe any of your suggestions are true in a way that don't apply to public spaces in general. I wouldn't do "thing x" in case the wrong people saw, but that includes the possibility of a friend of my boss seeing me making out with his wife so I'm not going to do that where I might be seen."

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13220139

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