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Your strawman argument is that you and authoritarian progressives are claiming Trump, the non-authoritarian, is authoritarian.
No, that is a direct argument. A straw man argument, is a type of [URL='https://fallacyinlogic.com/logical-fallacy-definition-and-examples/']logical fallacy that occurs when someone deliberately distorts or misrepresents their opponent’s position in an attempt to gain an advantage in a debate. [/url]
So, for example, if I had responded to your argument that Trump wasn't an authoritarian with something along the lines of "HAH! So you are saying Trump is an anarchist who doesn't believe in any government whatsoever?!?!?!, then that would have been a strawman argument.
Instead, what we are dealing with in this thread is a Red Herring argument
(A Red Herring being a logical fallacy that is committed when someone deliberately tries to derail the discussion from the relevant issue to a different one),
and, a particular kind of Red Herring known as the Ad Hominem fallacy
(An Ad Hominem fallacy, often referred to as “personal attack”, is likely the most common type of ad hominem argument, as well as one of the most common logical fallacies. It fallaciously focuses on the person behind the argument, rather than on the argument itself.)
in which you responded to the point that "But So And So Did It!" is not an excuse we should accept from children, adults, or Presidents, by calling the people making that point authoritarians, apparently in the hopes of changing the topic to an argument over the definition of the terms authoritarian and libertarian.
If you would like to discuss those terms, I'm happy to do so - and thank you for providing your definitions above - but not as a means of rewarding an ad hominem. Let me know when you are ready to address the point that "But So And So Did It" is not an excuse for children, adults, or parents", and we can finish that and move on.