History Main / StrawmanEmotional

* StephenColbert's [[StrawmanPolitical character]].

* Just as Creator/AynRand 's heroes are [[StrawVulcan Straw Vulcans]], so her villains tend to be StrawmanEmotional characters with a senseless hatred of the heroes. Many of them--[[AtlasShrugged James Taggart]] being probably the most articulate example--expound a philosophy that although a man like Hank Rearden is more productive, an emotional man like Taggart is superior because he bases his actions on "love"--while of course, Taggart and others like him show no sign that they are actually capable of having love for anyone.
* Jake Morgendorffer in {{Daria}}. Most of the ensemble characters carry this particular IdiotBall regularly, but Jake is probably the most consistent.
* Liberals, according to Wiki/{{Conservapedia}}. Their article on liberalism outright says that there is no such thing as coherent liberal beliefs, and liberals are actually just conservatives who disagree for no logical reason because they want attention. Kind of ironic as many of the editors of Wiki/{{Conservapedia}} who aren't {{Troll}}s are emotional in the same manner as {{Strawman Emotional}} themselves.
* [[TheSimpsons Helen]] "Won't someone please ThinkOfTheChildren ?" [[TheSimpsons Lovejoy]]

* [[StarWars Anakin Skywalker]] in contrast to the rest of the Jedi, who believe emotions lead to TheDarkSide.

* Having [[AgentMulder every single emotional character]] [[DyingLikeAnimals be a]] [[BeliefMakesYouStupid blind believer]] in a [[CorruptChurch corrupt]] [[PathOfInspiration system]] [[ReligionOfEvil of]] [[VillainWithGoodPublicity authority]].

* Paint them as a WideEyedIdealist or even a NewAgeRetroHippie who is too dippy or weak-willed to ShootTheDog.
* Making [[PassionIsEvil evil itself, or an equivalent malevolent force, powered by emotions or passions.]]

This trope is different from EmotionsVsStoicism, in that EmotionsVsStoicism portrays logic and emotions as both having strengths and weaknesses, whereas this trope strawmans emotion much the same way StrawVulcan strawmans logic. This trope is less often played straight than StrawVulcan, because, well, strawmanning emotion [[ArtisticLicenseLogic isn't very logical.]] In fact, an author who plays this trope straight is likely to be a StrawVulcan themselves. They are also very likely to fall on the Enlightenment side of RomanticismVersusEnlightenment.

* Liberals, according to Wiki/{{Conservapedia}}. Their article on liberalism outright says that there is no such thing as coherent liberal beliefs, and liberals are actually just conservatives who disagree for no logical reason because they want attention. Kind of ironic as many of the editors of Wiki/{{Conservapedia}} who aren't {{Troll}}s are {{Strawman Emotional}}s themselves.

This trope is different from EmotionsVsStoicism, in that EmotionsVsStoicism portrays logic and emotions as both having strengths and weaknesses, whereas this trope strawmans emotion much the same way StrawVulcan strawmans logic. This trope is less often played straight than StrawVulcan, because, well, strawmanning emotion [[YouFailLogicForever isn't very logical.]] In fact, an author who plays this trope straight is likely to be a StrawVulcan themselves. They are also very likely to fall on the Enlightenment side of RomanticismVersusEnlightenment.

* The Human Torch in the ''FantasticFour'' comics. While none of the characters outright reject the importance of emotions, Johnny is by far the most emotional and the most likely to get [[WorfEffect smacked to the pavement]] when he charges blindly into battle. Reed Richards is by far the least emotional, and is right so often that every time he's wrong the world makes a little less sense.

* Liberals, according to {{Conservapedia}}. Their article on liberalism outright says that there is no such thing as coherent liberal beliefs, and liberals are actually just conservatives who disagree for no logical reason because they want attention. Kind of ironic as many of the editors of {{Conservapedia}} who aren't {{Troll}}s are {{Strawman Emotional}}s themselves.

* On ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' Data and Lore are androids of incredibly similar construction, the difference being that Lore has emotions and Data does not (at least until the movies). This makes Data a hero and Lore a villain.

* [[StarTrekTOS McCoy]] could occasionally slip into this, much as Spock could occasionally be a StrawVulcan.

* On ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' Data and Lore are androids of incredibly similar construction, the difference being that Lore has emotions and Data does not (at least until the movies). This makes Data a hero and Lore a villain.

* Just as AynRand 's heroes are [[StrawVulcan Straw Vulcans]], so her villains tend to be StrawmanEmotional characters with a senseless hatred of the heroes. Many of them--[[AtlasShrugged James Taggart]] being probably the most articulate example--expound a philosophy that although a man like Hank Rearden is more productive, an emotional man like Taggart is superior because he bases his actions on "love"--while of course, Taggart and others like him show no sign that they are actually capable of having love for anyone.
* Jake Morgendorffer in {{Daria}}. Most of the ensemble characters carry this particular {{idiot ball}} regularly, but Jake is probably the most consistent.

* [[{{TheSimpsons}} Helen]] "Won't someone please ThinkOfTheChildren ?" [[{{TheSimpsons}} Lovejoy]]

* [[StarWars Anakin Skywalker]] in contrast to the rest of the Jedi, who believe emotions lead to TheDarkSide.
* In ''Series/{{House}}'' Dr. Allison Cameron, who occasionally veered into [[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids Strawman Idealist.]]

* In ''{{House}}'' Dr. Allison Cameron, who occasionally veered into [[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids Strawman Idealist.]]

* In {{House}} Dr. Allison Cameron, who occasionally veered into [[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids Strawman Idealist.]]

* [[StarWars Anakin Skywalker]] in contrast to the rest of the Jedi, who believe emotions lead TheDarkSide.

* On ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' the only difference between the heroic Data and the villainous Lore is that Lore has emotions and Data does not (at least until the movies).
** [[SarcasmMode Yeah...]][[DidNotDoTheResearch that and a basic sense of "right" and "wrong"]]

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This trope is different from EmotionsVsStoicism, in that EmotionsVsStoicism portrays logic and emotions as both having strengths and weaknesses, whereas this trope strawmans emotion much the same way StrawVulcan strawmans logic. This trope is less often played straight than StrawVulcan, because, well, straw manning emotion [[YouFailLogicForever isn't very logical.]] In fact, an author who plays this trope straight is likely to be a StrawVulcan themself. They are also very likely to fall on the Enlightenment side of RomanticismVersusEnlightenment.

*** Actually, they simply stayed immoral. That's what Vulcans were like pre-Surak (but with less self-control).

** No, Data had an ethical subroutine which Lore lacked. That's why he didn't go on a killing spree after having the emotion chip installed in ''Generations''. Had Dr. Soong implanted the ethical subroutine into Lore's programming, he wouldn't had to be disassembled.

* Liberals, according to {{Conservapedia}}. Their article on liberalism outright says that there is no such thing as coherent liberal beliefs, and liberals are actually just conservatives who disagree for no logical reason because they want attention.
** Which is funny, because many of the editors of {{Conservapedia}} who aren't {{Troll}}s are {{Strawman Emotional}}s themselves.
** There are editors of {{Conservapedia}} who aren't trolls?

* [[HystericalWoman Emotionalism is sometimes associated with]] [[DistressedDamsel weakness and femininity]], whereas the rational man is portrayed as the strong one.

*** Actually, they simply stayed immoral. That's what Vulcans were like pre-Surak.

** No, Data had an ethical subroutine which Lore lacked. That's why he didn't went on a killing spree after having the emotion chip installed in ''Generations''. Had Dr. Soong implanted the ethical subroutine into Lore's programming, he wouldn't had to be disassembled.

* Liberals, according to {{Conservapedia}}. Their article on liberalism literally says that there is no such thing as coherent liberal beliefs, and liberals are actually just conservatives who disagree for no logical reason because they want attention.

* Just as AynRand 's heroes are StrawVulcan s, so her villains tend to be StrawmanEmotional characters with a senseless hatred of the heroes. Many of them--[[AtlasShrugged James Taggart]] being probably the most articulate example--expound a philosophy that although a man like Hank Rearden is more productive, an emotional man like Taggart is superior because he bases his actions on "love"--while of course, Taggart and others like him show no sign that they are actually capable of having love for anyone.