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stramineus homo

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A quick definition of stramineus homo:

Term: STRAMINEUS HOMO

Definition: Stramineus homo means "man of straw" in Latin. It refers to a type of argument called a straw man, where someone misrepresents their opponent's argument to make it easier to attack. It's like making a fake version of someone's argument out of straw and then knocking it down instead of addressing the real argument.

A more thorough explanation:

STRAMINEUS HOMO

Stramineus homo (str-min-ee-uhs hoh-moh) is a Latin term that means "man of straw." It refers to a type of argument that misrepresents an opponent's position in order to make it easier to attack. This fallacy is also known as a STRAW MAN.

  • Person A: "I think we should invest more in education and healthcare."
    Person B: "So you want to bankrupt the country with your reckless spending?"
  • Politician A: "I believe in stricter gun control laws to reduce gun violence."
    Politician B: "So you want to take away everyone's guns and leave them defenseless?"

In both examples, Person B and Politician B are creating a straw man by misrepresenting the position of Person A and Politician A. They are making extreme and exaggerated claims that are not actually what the other person believes. This makes it easier for them to attack the argument and discredit the other person's position.

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am i the only one who has never gotten my status checker to work on here?
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
12:06
@ChowieBean: want to see what schools they share an applicant pool with, think it is all data harvesting stuff no a +/- for the applicant
12:06
ok good cuz idk whether i wanna tell them or not
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12:08
not to be that guy again but berkeley person/applicant id is back and Shiny New Logo
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EW THE NEW LOGO IS SO UGLY
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12:09
need to send in my berkeley app rawwwww
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12:09
@ChowieBean: should be required to tell them, the schools who asked I only told them the schools in their area not all of them.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
12:10
*shouldnt be
12:12
@jackfrost11770: if i get a berk A today and they have that logo im withdrawing (/s /s /s /j /j /j)
babycat
12:12
@ChowieBean: me too lol. you applying to public interest scholars program?
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i was raised like blocks away from umiami
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idk if i wanna go back to florida tho so im applying there as safety/target 💀
12:25
@ChowieBean: doing the same thing
Does anyone think au gonna get back to us today
My app was complete Oct 11
If yes what time
Dkk
12:29
Sure, yes! 11:22:24 PST
ClassyPleasantHeron
12:30
I wonder if Berk was updating their system so that they could watch more video.
1a2b3c4d26z
12:41
They updated it so they could watch my video one trillion times
brookyln law portal just added person id and application id for me, what does it mean??
Dkk
12:52
@VolatileClumsyAcolyte: well someone got an A so maybe an A
just checked the reddit, apparently it means nothing..
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what time would they release cuz west coast
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12:54
I hate that Vanderbilts portal gives no status
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12:54
@VolatileClumsyAcolyte: did you apply YM to Brooklyn?
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