man of straw

Noun

 * 1) A weak person.
 * When push came to shove he gave in almost immediately, showing that he was a man of straw after all.
 * 1) One who is financially irresponsible.
 * 2) A person put in the front of some business, but who is not really responsible.
 * 3) 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.
 * 1) 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.
 * 1) 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.