Meaning of man of straw | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A weak person.
2. One who is financially irresponsible.
3. A person put in the front of some business, but who is not really responsible.
4. 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.

Examples

“When push⟳ came to shove he gave in almost immediately, showing that he was a man of straw after all.”

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