man of straw
Noun
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Noun
man of straw
- A weak person.
- When push came to shove he gave in almost immediately, showing that he was a man of straw after all.
- One who is financially irresponsible.
- A person put in the front of some business, but who is not really responsible.
- A tactic used in debates and arguments where a weaker thesis is substituted for the opponent's real proposition, this thesis then being refuted, thereby creating the illusion of winning the argument against the original proposition.
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