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
Firuz-Persian, Tajik
Aureliana-Italian, Ancient Roman
Kausalya-Hinduism
Viveka-Swedish
Aintza-Basque
Roni (1)-Hebrew