Definitions from Wiktionary (man of straw)
▸ noun: A weak person.
▸ noun: One who is financially irresponsible.
▸ noun: A person put in the front of some business, but who is not really responsible.
▸ noun: 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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▸ noun: A weak person.
▸ noun: One who is financially irresponsible.
▸ noun: A person put in the front of some business, but who is not really responsible.
▸ noun: 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.
Similar:
dummy,
straw man,
strawman,
strawhead,
bang straw,
strawperson,
jackstraw,
strawwoman,
straw shoe,
sick man,
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