The fallacy of reasoning that occurs when a speaker weakens the opposing position by misrepresenting it and then attacks that weaker position is the false cause fallacy.

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The fallacy described is the straw man fallacy, not the false cause fallacy. The false cause fallacy involves assuming that because one event follows another, the first event must be the cause of the second.

The Fallacy of Reasoning That Occurs When a Speaker Weakens