I don't know exactly what to say. How can I have a discussion with someone who believes people argue with scare crows?????

There I don't have to address the issue and have called your credibility into question. Win. Win.
When people start throwing down a straw man argument it is because they know they are losing the debate.

This is the oldest trick in the book in any debate.

By the way did you know that the emerald is the colour of the heart chakra

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And there is a Hindu deity Meenakshi (one form of the godess Parvati)who is portrayed in emerald colour ,so are you hiding something from us?

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.or were you just born in May

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None of these is a straw man(or woman) though,just in case we get accused of assuming the straw persons gender .

Because they find it more important to ‘win a debate’ than solve or acknowledge a serious issue. Recognize their tactics, then ignore them. If their premise hasn’t the ability to stand up against reality, then lead them back there yourself. Don’t follow anyone down a rabbit hole, it’s too easy to get lost ~

I don't think that most people even realize when they do it. Structured thinking can be difficult even for smarty people.

On the other hand, politicians and pundits do it because they are dishonest.

What's that?