Label and dismiss

[Sarah]

An argument device similar to the [straw man] where opposing points are rebutted with a simplistic misrepresentation of the argument or the opposition themselves. These responses are meant to attack the credibility of the argument or [arguer], not respond to an actual argument. As such, once they are delivered, both the argument and arguer are [voided].
Popular in discussion of politics, specifically on the Internet and cable television and radio talk-shows.