Strawman Argument

In a strawman argument a person presents an exaggerated and more extreme version of what their opponent is actually saying thereby presenting an easier target to argue against. Doing this rather than addressing what the opponent is actually saying is a logical fallacy and poor conduct. The opposite of strawmanning is steelmanning.

Examples

 * Person A argues that our country's economy is strong. Person B then accuses person A of saying the country has no problems and does everything well. Person B has made a strawman argument.