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Re:Spinoza’s God: Einstein believed in it, but what was it? by bytelines on Saturday October 16, 2021 @02:19AM (#28885935)
> Straw man arguments are a fallacy, not a "rhetorical device"

They're both? But agree with everything else

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Re:Spinoza’s God: Einstein believed in it, but what was it? by simondotau on Saturday October 16, 2021 @09:27AM (#28887738)
It is not both. Only a fallacy. A straw man is an attribute of an argument which is completely independent from the language used to convey it.
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