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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