āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
straw man
/stÉšËÉË mËan/
Straw man
01
āĻĄāĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ, āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ
an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
02
āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ, āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ° āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted
03
āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻāĻĻ
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
