Man-of-straw Definition

noun

A weak person.

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

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