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Textbook strawman. Build up an alternate fact, and then attack it mercilessly.

> A straw man argument is a common logical fallacy where someone distorts or exaggerates an opposing position to make it easier to attack. Instead of addressing the actual point, they refute a weaker, fabricated version of the argument (the "straw man") to create the illusion of having won the debate.

There's nothing AFAICT that says Google is considering any such thing.



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