straw man



straw man

a weak proposition posited only to be demolished by a simple countering argument. So you can knock down your own straw man! Big deal. The question is how can you deal with real problems.
See also: man, straw

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
İHsan-Turkish
Bermudo-Spanish (Archaic)
NeŽA-Slovene
Ennius-Ancient Roman
MirtheMIR-təDutch
Nadinena-DEEN (French), nah-DEE-nə (German), nə-DEEN (English)French, German, English