Obama Pundit

by Hector N. Fertig
OP, my only objection to your comment was the misnaming of the fallacy as a straw-man.  The assertion that someone (even an unnamed someone) actually holds the weakened position is a critical requirement for a straw-man argument.  It is not enough that an argument be weak to be a straw-man; behind every [...]

by Obama Pundit
Hector, Obama certainly doesn’t ascribe the straw man argument in regards to health care to any particular person or party, but he nonetheless uses one when he says:
So, one option is just to do nothing.
That is certainly an easy pile of straw to knock down.  Yes, one option is to do nothing.  Another [...]

by Hector N. Fertig
A technical point just to get my feet wet on this site…
I don’t think I would categorize Obama’s health care argument (limited to the Drudge article) as a straw-man fallacy as he never says that anyone else holds this position and only hypothetically ascribes it to “we” – though it is close. [...]

by Obama Pundit
The New York Times agrees.

by Obama Pundit
Obama, once again, attempts to advance a policy proposal by setting up a straw man, this time on health care:
So, one option is just to do nothing. We say, well, it’s too expensive for us to make some short-term investments in health care. We can’t afford it. We’ve got this big deficit. Let’s just [...]