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Man of straw

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  1. 1
    A weak person.

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

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

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