Context : talking about pro-cop libs
Would you agree that people generally have the belief that the police are essential? I think that it causes people to not be able to imagine society without them
Response I got:
That’s a straw man argument, you are building up an effigy to burn.
Idk plz help
You're not making a straw man argument with this statement, but his "you are building up an effigy to burn" suggests to me that they feel (correct or incorrect) that you are laying the ground work for one. Hasn't happened yet..but he presumes to know where the argument is leading. Either way he sounds insufferable.