Huh?
Isn't a strawman something I would make up that you would have said to then attack it?
It doesn't need to be said or made up. Just arguing against a distorted or substituted version of the position of the other party as if it were their actual argument is enough.
It doesn't need to be said or made up. Just arguing against a distorted or substituted version of the position of the other party as if it were their actual argument is enough.