2018-07-19

You [feeling defensive because you realize your friend’s point will be

difficult to answer]:So you believe you should decide what weapons are

acceptable and what weapons aren’t. It’s exactly this kind of arrogance by self-appointed social reformers that everyone who values the Constitution should fear.

You have committed the error of straw man. If your friend is alert,she will respond: “First you put irresponsible words in my mouth, and then you say I’m irresponsible. I’d prefer to hear your reaction to what I really said.”

To avoid straw man, be scrupulously accurate in quoting or paraphrasing other people’s words.

你【感觉防备因为你意识到你朋友的观点】将难以回答：所以你相信你应该决定什么武器是可以接受的什么不是。这正是自封的社会改革家的傲慢，每个人都应该害怕宪法。

你已经犯了稻草人的罪。如果你朋友是警觉的，她将回应：“首先你把不负责任的话塞进我嘴里，然后你说我是不负责的。我更想听到你对我真正的话做出回应。”

为了避免稻草人，严格准确地引用或转述他人的话。