STRAW MAN


Meaning of STRAW MAN in English

Function: noun

Date: 1886

1 : a weak or imaginary opposition (as an argument or adversary) set up only to be easily confuted

2 : a person set up to serve as a cover for a usually questionable transaction

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.