Strawman vs reductio ad absurdum

[chaggle]

The argument goes...

So you - 'remoaner' - are saying that one of the principal raisons d'etre of the EU is to promote peace in Europe.

Do you seriously think that if we leave the EU we'll see German bombers over London or frigates blockading Cadiz?

Strawman for sure but does it fit reductio ad absurdum as well?

[Tony.Williams]

A silly example.

What we might see is Spain taking over Gibraltar. Probably not using troops - much more effective just to send thousands and thousands of unarmed women flooding into the territory and occupying the place.

[Matt]

The argument goes...

So you - 'remoaner' - are saying that one of the principal raisons d'etre of the EU is to promote peace in Europe.

Do you seriously think that if we leave the EU we'll see German bombers over London or frigates blockading Cadiz?

Strawman for sure but does it fit reductio ad absurdum as well?

reductio ad absurdum isn't a logical fallacy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reductio_ad_absurdum

[chaggle]

A silly example.
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Totally absurd but such is the current state of things that I've been hearing it or a variant once a week for the last year.

[chaggle]

The argument goes...

So you - 'remoaner' - are saying that one of the principal raisons d'etre of the EU is to promote peace in Europe.

Do you seriously think that if we leave the EU we'll see German bombers over London or frigates blockading Cadiz?

Strawman for sure but does it fit reductio ad absurdum as well?

reductio ad absurdum isn't a logical fallacy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reductio_ad_absurdum

Yup - got it now.