chemicalprophet ,

Thanks for the help… When someone is talking about cognitive tests and another interjects a sarcastic jibe counter-argument about literacy tests, that’s a strawman…

From Wikipedia:

Strawman argument (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawman_argument)

A straw man is a form of argument and an informal fallacy based on giving the impression of refuting an opponent's argument, while actually refuting an argument that was not presented by that opponent.

Additionally I believe I was agreeing with you by pointing the fact out while choosing not to engage with the other poster as arguments like this indicate they are likely not worth engaging. Sorry for any confusion, I have problems communicating with others sometimes.

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