KyleXY
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Somebody told me the word 'straw man'/'man of straw' means something to the effect of either:
A) was described as "a person who holds a common man's opinion OR a person who holds an opinion even if he's oblivious on the matter"
B) such an opinion
The term is probably derogatory in nature.
I've tried searching for this particular definition and the closest thing I came across was "A person of weak characters", which I don't believe is the same as either (A) or (B).
My question is, has anyone either heard of or used the word as it is defined in (A) or (B)? Is there an archaic definition of 'straw man'/'man of straw' that matches the aforementioned definitions?
A) was described as "a person who holds a common man's opinion OR a person who holds an opinion even if he's oblivious on the matter"
B) such an opinion
The term is probably derogatory in nature.
I've tried searching for this particular definition and the closest thing I came across was "A person of weak characters", which I don't believe is the same as either (A) or (B).
My question is, has anyone either heard of or used the word as it is defined in (A) or (B)? Is there an archaic definition of 'straw man'/'man of straw' that matches the aforementioned definitions?
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