Attempts to refute that are bad arguments

In many cases there are some attempts to refute that are just bad arguments. There are three ways to refute that are bad arguments: slippery slope, ridicule and strawman. A slippery slope may occur when one attempt to reduce to the absurd. A slippery slope argument states that a relatively small first step leads to a chain of related events culminating in some significant effect. Slippery slopes adds false or dubious premises. Ridicule is considered a worthless device. It may cause bitterness amongst whomever is arguing and create enemies. It is hard to tell the difference between reducing to the absurd and ridicule. Sometimes it is hard to distinguish between them because not enough of an argument is given to see how the absurd conclusion follows, which makes it sound like a ridicule.  When it is time to judge whether an argument is a ridicule, a slippery slope or otherwise, one should not reject and start consuming the comments. Once one consumes the comments, one should take it as a challenge to make his or her own arguments better. One of the worst way to refute is use the strawman method. According to the Epstein text a strawman occurs when someone makes a claim, and the other person tries to refute it by putting words in that person's mouth. Overall, one should be prepared to defend their argument at all times.