hellion vs straw man

hellion

noun
  • An unruly, rowdy or mischievous person. 

  • An evil person. 

  • The larva of the dobsonfly. 

adj
  • Cursed, ill-fated. 

straw man

noun
  • An innocuous person or someone of nominal or lesser importance, as a front man or straw boss. 

  • A doll or scarecrow, particularly one stuffed with straw. 

  • An insubstantial concept, idea, endeavor or argument, particularly one deliberately set up to be weakly supported, e.g. by misrepresenting an opponent's argument by broadening or narrowing the scope of a premise, so that it can be easily knocked down; especially to impugn the strength of any related or contrasted thing or idea. 

  • An outline serving as an initial proposal for a project, usually refined iteratively. 

  • Synonym of straw buyer 

verb
  • To falsely attribute an insubstantial argument (a straw man argument) to another through direct declaration or indirect implication; to put words in someone's mouth. 

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