straw man

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English - Turkish
saman adam

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man of straw
bostan korkuluğu
English - English
An insubstantial concept, idea, endeavor or argument, particularly one deliberately set up to be weakly supported, so that it can be easily knocked down; especially to impugn the strength of any related thing or idea
An innocuous person or someone of nominal or lesser importance, as a front man or straw boss
A doll or scarecrow (particularly one stuffed with straw)
a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
The 'Straw Man Argument' is one which is untenable because of certain dishonest or erroneous assumptions embedded within them When an irrelevant thesis is inaccurately claimed to be someone's position, it is said to be a 'Straw Man' argument, meaning, it will not stand When done deliberately, this fallocy of presumption is both unethical and unchristian [back]
A slang term for a trustee who purchases property on behalf of another who wishes to remain anonymous
person who is used as a disguise or cover-up for the activities of another person
an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
Someone who purchases property on behalf of another so as to conceal the identity of the true owner A person who purchases on behalf of another is sometimes referred to as a nominee
This form of pseudoreasoning consists in arguing against a distorted or simplified version of what someone has said, and treating the argument as if it brought down what the person really did say
The fallacy of trying to refute someone's view by misrepresenting it
Someone who buys property for another so as to conceal the identity of the true owner

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man of straw
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
man of straw
A weak person

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

strawman
Alternative spelling of straw man
man of straw
a person who is a sham
man of straw
a person undertaking a financial commitment without adequate means
a drowning man grasps at a straw
a desperate person will try anything
strawman
a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted
strawman
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
strawman
an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
straw man

    Turkish pronunciation

    strô män

    Pronunciation

    /ˈstrô ˈman/ /ˈstrɔː ˈmæn/

    Etymology

    () Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1986 passim, shows first known usages for things insubstantial date to 1585-95. Universal Dictionary of the English Language, 1897, Vol 4, p. 4485, notes "man of straw" as "The figure of a man formed of an old suit of clothes stuffed with straw; hence, the mere resemblance of a man; one of no substance or means; an imaginary person."
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