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Definition of straw person in English Turkish dictionary
- straw man
- saman adam
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Definition of straw person in English English dictionary
- straw man
- 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
- straw man
- An innocuous person or someone of nominal or lesser importance, as a front man or straw boss
- straw man
- A doll or scarecrow (particularly one stuffed with straw)
- straw man
- a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted
- straw man
- a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
- straw man
- 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]
- straw man
- A slang term for a trustee who purchases property on behalf of another who wishes to remain anonymous
- straw man
- person who is used as a disguise or cover-up for the activities of another person
- straw man
- an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
- straw man
- 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
- straw man
- 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
- straw man
- The fallacy of trying to refute someone's view by misrepresenting it
- straw man
- Someone who buys property for another so as to conceal the identity of the true owner
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straw per·sonTurkish pronunciation
strô pırsınPronunciation
/ˈstrô ˈpərsən/ /ˈstrɔː ˈpɜrsən/
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