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
Anahit-Armenian, Armenian Mythology
ColeKOLEnglish
EsdrasEZ-drəs (English)Biblical, Biblical Greek
HanneleHAHN-ne-leFinnish
HjÁLmarr-Ancient Scandinavian
Prasad-Indian, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Odia, Bengali, Nepali