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
Mneme-Greek Mythology
Akhenatonah-kə-NAH-tən (English)Ancient Egyptian
LuckyLUK-ee (English)English, Indian, Hindi
ThaneTHAYNEnglish (Rare)
Grimes[graimz]
Columbanus-Late Roman