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Man of straw
Meaning
Noun
●
A
weak
person.
●
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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Synonyms
Dummy
Straw Man
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