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This tag is for questions seeking a phrase or an expression that fits a meaning. If you're specifically seeking only a single word, see the "single word requests" tag too.

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Term for the "extreme-extension" version of a straw man fallacy?

Your example is similar to an appeal to extremes. But the problem may be more one of vagueness in the original statement. If someone says "Drinking water is good for humans." and we are discussing fo …
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