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A straw man fallacy occurs when someone misrepresents their opponent's argument in order to make it easier to attack. In this case, the opponent's argument is that the government should provide free healthcare because it is a basic human right. The person who is making the straw man argument is misrepresenting this argument by saying that the government should not provide free healthcare because it would be too expensive. This is a straw man argument because it is a misrepresentation of the opponent's argument.