Help me tighten up my argument/debate ability.
I say "Radical Islamic terror has no place in our society, because they wish to impose Sharia law on all of us."
My opponent states "what about Christian fundamentalists who wish to establish their brand of religious law. They're no different."
They don't directly refute my initial assertion. It's as though I make a comment about apples, and they respond with a comment about oranges.
Are they making a strawman argument? If not, was there a fallacy? I'm not looking to win an argument with liberals, I just want to throw some big words at them to make them look stupid.
Keep in mind, this is about fallacies, not debating Islam versus Christianity.
I say "Radical Islamic terror has no place in our society, because they wish to impose Sharia law on all of us."
My opponent states "what about Christian fundamentalists who wish to establish their brand of religious law. They're no different."
They don't directly refute my initial assertion. It's as though I make a comment about apples, and they respond with a comment about oranges.
Are they making a strawman argument? If not, was there a fallacy? I'm not looking to win an argument with liberals, I just want to throw some big words at them to make them look stupid.
Keep in mind, this is about fallacies, not debating Islam versus Christianity.