I have a few friends that I cannot hang out with for long periods of time. Mainly they love to argue and use straw man arguments. When I try to point it out they seem to get angrier or tune it out.
Do most people realize they are using straw man fallacies when they converse? Or is it low self esteem where they are guarding their insecurities even though they are not being discussed. I see people on TV do this a lot, but I know its a planned conversation to distract and manipulate.
When my friends do it, I don't see them as a master manipulator of conversations or debates. I have family members that do this as well. Just wondering what