The straw man fallacy is when a person alters another's argument or makes a weak comparison to make the other person's argument easier to attack.
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I would say to reread the sentences, as with the others you don't use the context to find the definition. By searching in the piece of work, you can get a general feel of the writing, which will help you decifer the meaning.
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The kind of fight Tom and his friends engaged in was a funny imitation of the real thing. It was funny that the opposing generals were 'bosom friends' who never fought each other.
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In the 'Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain, we learn of little Tom who lived with his Aunt, Polly. He would try to finish his duties at home on time so that he could go play with his friends.
In one of these plays, Tom was a general, while his very good friend Joe Harper was the opposing general. It is funny that his enemy was his 'bosom friend'. Asides from that they perfectly imitated generals by giving orders to their subordinates and instructions on how to carry out their operations.
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