{"id":701,"date":"2022-03-18T16:50:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T21:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordofweek.com\/?p=701"},"modified":"2022-03-24T07:25:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T12:25:25","slug":"word-of-the-week-76-straw-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordofweek.com\/?p=701","title":{"rendered":"<strong>W<\/strong><strong>ORD OF THE <\/strong><strong>W<\/strong><strong>EEK <\/strong><strong>#76<a> \u2013 <\/a>straw-man<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>\u201cThis moment calls for decisive action, well-planned and calibrated to avoid a shooting war. Politicians must cast aside <strong>straw-man<\/strong> arguments and what-if scenarios and make clear to Mr. Putin his aggression must end.\u201d<\/em> &#8211; from WSJ commentary titled \u201cSend NATO Troops to Western Ukraine\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Begging the question\u2026..what is a straw-man?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two definitions of straw-man, also strawman or straw man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. a person regarded as having no substance or integrity&#8230;.aka an &#8220;empty suit&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;a photogenic straw man gets inserted into office and advisers dictate policy<\/em><em>&#8220;.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is pretty easy to understand.&nbsp; The second definition is a bit more confusing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. an intentionally misrepresented proposition that is set up because it is easier to defeat than an opponent&#8217;s real argument.  A weak or imaginary opposition (such as an argument or adversary) set up only to be easily confuted<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A straw-man converts the argument to be challenged into an obviously absurd distortion.&nbsp; It often starts out as \u201cso what you are really saying is\u2026.\u201d&nbsp; Then comes the distortion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think of it as a response meant to distract from a legitimate question or statement.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Confused? Perhaps an example will help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An everyday conversation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Alice:&nbsp;<em>Taking a shower is beneficial.<\/em><\/li><li>Bob:&nbsp;<em>But hot water may damage your skin.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Bob attacked the&nbsp;<strong>non-existing<\/strong>&nbsp;argument that taking an extremely hot shower is beneficial.  That is not what Alice said&#8230;it is a distortion.  And because such an argument is obviously false, Alice might start believing that she is wrong because what Bob said was true even though it did not address her original statement. But her&nbsp;<strong>real<\/strong>&nbsp;statement was not disproved, because she did not say anything about the temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alice noticed the trick and didn&#8217;t fall for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Alice:&nbsp;<em>I didn&#8217;t mean taking an extremely hot shower.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Politicians are great at straw man arguments in order to avoid directly answering a question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A: We should relax the laws on beer.<\/li><li>B: No, any society with unrestricted access to intoxicants loses its work ethic and goes only for immediate gratification.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A great example<\/strong> of the successful use of a straw man is Richard Nixon&#8217;s 1952 &#8220;Checkers speech&#8221;. When campaigning for vice president in 1952, Nixon was accused of having illegally appropriated $18,000 in campaign funds for his personal use. In a televised response he spoke about another gift, a dog he had been given by a supporter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cIt was a little cocker spaniel dog, in a crate he had sent all the way from Texas, black and white, spotted, and our little girl&nbsp;Tricia, six years old, named it Checkers. And, you know, the kids, like all kids, loved the dog, and I just want to say this right now, that, regardless of what they say about it, we are going to keep it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was a straw man response.  His critics had never criticized the dog as a gift, but the sneaky politician got away with it.  His argument was successful at distracting many people from the funds, portraying his critics as nitpicking and heartless.  His political career continued a success as Eisenhower&#8217;s VP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Another recent example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe attempt to shut down all such conversations in the name of a broad, blurred,&nbsp;<strong>straw man&nbsp;<\/strong>version of Critical Race Theory does not serve the nation\u2019s best interests.\u201d\u2014<\/em>&nbsp;Peter Greene,&nbsp;<em>Forbes<\/em>, 23 June 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you know what a straw-man is you are indeed smarter thanks to the fabulous Word of the Week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more go to:&nbsp; https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Straw_man<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Previous \u201cWord of the Week\u201d revisited &#8211; inculcate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>inculcate \u2013 To instill or teach someone an attitude, idea, or habit by persistent instruction. <em>\u201cThey will try to inculcate you with a respect for culture.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Robert\u2026.you will write on the chalk board 100 times:&nbsp; I will never pull Tina\u2019s hair again.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quote of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;The top priorities now are to continue dialogue and negotiations, avoid civilian casualties, prevent a humanitarian crisis, cease fighting and end the war as soon as possible,&#8221;<\/em> Chinese President Xi Jinping&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/cR_UXu3MrHemTLliJBpD0A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjc-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/NGqVMxYW2Eyq_yyrwTjG2w--~B\/aD01MzM7dz04MDA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/reuters.com\/bd4cdb171b5541113ad5c3d71ce9dfb4\" alt=\"\" width=\"684\" height=\"456\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/wordofweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordofweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-3.png 682w, https:\/\/wordofweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-3-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mariupole Theatre where it was clearly marked that children were sheltered.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/0\/03\/Theatre_Mariupol_east.jpg\" alt=\"Theatre Mariupol east.jpg\" width=\"675\" height=\"506\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com\/reuters\/ARDORJMBJ5K6DNPQX7VEOYTLLA.jpg\" alt=\"General view of the remains of the drama theatre which was hit by a bomb in Mariupol\" width=\"676\" height=\"901\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Until next Saturday,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gramps<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seventy-six weeks of great words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 \u2013\u00a0 \u00a0exacerbate \u2013 to make worse \u201cYour input just exacerbates an already difficult situation.\u201d<br>2-\u00a0\u00a0 assuage \u2013 to make a situation or feeling less intense. \u201cI pray our Heavenly Father may assuage you of the anguish of your grief.\u201d<br>3 \u2013\u00a0 \u00a0force majeure\u2019 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0unforeseeable circumstance that prevents someone from fulfilling a contract. \u201cThe tenant will not be required to pay rent due to the force majeure\u2019 clause.<br>4 \u2013\u00a0 \u00a0sanguine<a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/a>optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation. \u201cI\u2019m trying to be\u00a0sanguine\u00a0about this, but I see a major roadblock\u201d<br>5 \u2013\u00a0 \u00a0segue \u2013 (seg way)\u00a0proceed to what follows without pause.\u00a0 \u201cShe has the skill to easily\u00a0segue from political conversations into subjects less controversial.\u201d<br>6 \u2013\u00a0 \u00a0bifurcate \u2013\u00a0to cause to divide into two branches or parts. \u201cWe have decided to bifurcate this large project.\u201d<br>7 \u2013\u00a0 \u00a0indolent \u2013\u00a0habitually lazy \u2013 \u201cHis failure in life may stem from his indolent ways as a youth\u201d.<br>8 \u2013\u00a0 \u00a0ameliorate \u2013\u00a0to make better or more tolerable\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u201cthis drug should ameliorate your pain\u201d<br>9\u00a0<a>\u2013\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0truncate \u2013 to shorten by or as if by cutting off \u2013 \u201cA truncated version of this report is on the web.\u201d<br>10 \u2013 nascent \u2013 coming or having recently come into existence\u00a0\u00a0\u201cHis nascent idea for a business turned into a goldmine\u201d<br>11 \u2013 b\u00e9chamel \u2013 a rich white sauce \u2013 \u201cHe made a lump-free b\u00e9chamel for her, and, in return, she gave him her love.\u201d<br>12 \u2013 anarchy \u2013\u00a0 absence of government \u2013 \u201cThe revolution began when anarchy took root in just one city\u201d.<br>13 \u2013 rhetorical question \u2013 a question not intended to require an answer. \u201cIs this a beautiful day or what?\u201d<br>14 \u2013 milieu \u2013\u00a0the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops.- \u201cHis discipline is a result of growing up as part of the military milieu\u201d<br>15 \u2013 nadir \u2013 the lowest point \u2013 \u201cThe stock market reached its current nadir in March\u201d<br>16 \u2013 black swan event \u2013 comes as a surprise and has a major effect. \u201cThis pandemic is considered by many to be a black swan event.\u201d<br>17 \u2013 myopic \u2013\u00a0narrow in perspective and without concern for broader implications.\u00a0 \u201cYour myopic view of this project is disturbing\u201d.<br>18 \u2013 quixotic \u2013\u00a0foolishly impractical\u00a0especially in the pursuit of ideals \u2013 \u201cHis quixotic pursuit for her affection was quite simply foolish.\u201d<br>19 \u2013 prescience \u2013\u00a0human anticipation of the course of events \u2013 foresight.\u00a0 \u201cHis intuitive prescience helped to make him a success\u201d<br>20 \u2013 laconic and laconic riposte \u2013 use of a minimum of words, and a short clever response to an insult or challenge. In response to a demand to immediately surrender the general sent back the following: Nuts\u201d<br>21 \u2013 protean \u2013 ability to change, versatile.\u00a0 \u201cThe coronavirus is protean in its ability to either make you sick or not.\u201d<br>22 \u2013 ephemeral \u2013 lasting a very short time or perhaps only one day. \u201cCuster was chasing an ephemeral Indian city.\u201d<br>23 \u2013 catch-22 \u2013\u00a0a dilemma or difficult\u00a0circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.\u00a0 From the novel \u201cCatch-22\u201d.<br>24 \u2013 arrogate \u2013\u00a0to take or claim something without justification. \u201cIn order to accomplish his dream he arrogated to himself controversial powers\u201d.<br>25 \u2013 obtuse \u2013 difficult to understand, lacking intellect.\u00a0 \u201cThe responses to his remarks this week were even more obtuse.\u201d\u00a0<br>26 \u2013\u00a0purloin \u2013\u00a0to appropriate wrongfully (steal), often pertaining to a theft that is a breach of trust.\u00a0 \u201cWhen she opened her new office she purloined one of my listings\u201d.<br>27 \u2013 salience \u2013\u00a0the quality of being particularly\u00a0noticeable\u00a0or important.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIt is not clear that raising the electoral salience of the Supreme Court will work to the president\u2019s advantage.<br>28 \u2013 confabulate \u2013 to talk normally or to hold a discussion.\u00a0 \u201cHe likes to confabulate.\u201d<br>29 \u2013 animus \u2013 a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will. \u201cI have no animus or agenda for the Affordable Care Act.\u201d<br>30 \u2013 puerile \u2013 to act or communicate in a juvenile, silly or childish manner. \u201cHis puerile ways are giving a poor impression at his job interviews\u201d.<br>31 \u2013 regnant \u2013 having the greatest influence \u2013 \u201cThe regnant belief\u201d.<br>32 \u2013 roil \u2013 to be agitated or chaotic \u2013 \u201cthe politics of slavery was roiling the United States\u201d.<br>33 \u2013 sonder \u2013 The realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own.<br>34 \u2013 inculcate \u2013 To instill or teach someone an attitude, idea, or habit by persistent instruction. \u201cThey will try to inculcate you with a respect for culture.\u201d<br>35 \u2013 mendacity \u2013 untruthfulness, lying. \u201cHe blew the whistle on the mendacity of the politician.\u201d<br>36 \u2013 pejorative \u2013 Expressing contempt or disapproval.\u00a0 Having negative connotations.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cPermissiveness is often used a pejorative term\u201d.<br>37 \u2013 dystopian \u2013 A world or society in which people lead wretched, dehumanized fearful lives, often associated with a totalitarian government or an environmentally degraded world. \u201cThe dystopian future of a society bereft of reason\u201d.<br>38 \u2013 Occam\u2019s razor \u2013 The simplest answer may be the preferred answer.<br>39 \u2013 execrate or execrable \u2013 very bad \u2013 \u201cThe execrable hotel food.\u201d<br>40 \u2013 immutable \u2013 unchangeable \u2013 Do not make the mistake of assuming that public opinion is immutable.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br>41 \u2013 prurient \u2013 having or encouraging an excessive or unwholesome interest in matters of sex.\u00a0<br>\u00a0\u201cShe\u2019d been the subject of much prurient curiosity\u201d.<br>42 \u2013 obsequious \u2013 exhibiting fawning attentiveness. Exaggerated deference of manner.\u00a0 \u201cWaiters who are obsequious in the presence of celebrities.\u201d<br>43 \u2013 iconoclast \u2013\u00a0 a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions \u201cHe was a prolific writer with a reputation for iconoclastic insight and irreverent prose.\u201d<br>44 \u2013 oblique \u2013 something not parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implied line \u2013 slanting.<br>\u201cWe sat on the settee oblique to the fireplace. Or something not done in a direct way such as \u201cHe issued an oblique attack on the president\u201d.<br>45 \u2013 profligate \u2013 wasteful \u2013 wildly extravagant.\u00a0 \u201cHe has always been a profligate spender, which is why he is broke.\u201d<br>46 \u2013 raconteur \u2013 a good teller of stories.\u00a0 \u201cWe always invite her to dinner because she is a fine raconteur\u201d.<br>47 \u2013 taciturn \u2013 a person who is reserved or uncommunicative in speech\u2026saying little.\u00a0 It usually connotes unsociability.<em>\u00a0\u201cNothing bothered the\u00a0<strong>taciturn\u00a0<\/strong>Hogan more that excessive praise.\u201d<\/em><br>48 \u2013 fungible \u2013 capable of mutual substitution: interchangeable\/\u00a0 \u201c<em>The court\u2019s postulate is that male and female jurors must be regarded as<strong>\u00a0fungible<\/strong>.\u201d<br><\/em>49 \u2013 filibuster \u2013 The use of tactics in an attempt to delay or prevent action especially in a legislative assembly. This currently requires a 60 vote Senate majority.\u00a0<em>\u201cThey stopped the bill from coming to a vote by the use of a filibuster\u201d.<br><\/em>50 \u2013 hegemony \u2013 preponderant influence or authority over others: Domination.\u00a0<em>\u201cThey battled for hegemonyin Asia.\u201d<\/em><br>51 \u2013 de facto \u2013 being such in effect though not formally recognized or contrary to established law \u201c<em>a de facto state of war\u201d\u00a0<\/em>for a war that has not been officially declared.<br>52 \u2013 blockchain \u2013 an open, distributed leger that can record transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way.<br>53 \u2013 b\u00eate noire \u2013 A person or thing one particularly dislikes or is strongly detested. \u201cThe abuse of women was a b\u00eate noire for Lincoln.\u201d<br>54 \u2013 evince -\u201cto constitute outward evidence of\u2026.to display clearly: reveal. \u201cHe evinced a depraved mind.\u201d<br>55 \u2013 virago \u2013 a loud overbearing woman.\u00a0 Domineering, violent, or bad tempered. \u201cDemocrats, on the other hand, saw Jessie as a Republican virago.\u201d<br>56 \u2013 metonym \u2013 \u00a0a name, or expression used as a substitute for something else with which it is closely associated. \u201c<em>Washington\u00a0is a metonym for the federal government of the US.\u201d<\/em><br>57 \u2013 felicitous is an adjective and is defined as\u00a0\u00a0 well chosen or suited to the circumstances such as \u201ca felicitous phrase\u201d.<br>58 \u2013 ennui \u2013 a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement. \u201cHe succumbed to ennui and despair\u201d<br>59 \u2013 imprimatur is a noun meaning sanction or approval. \u201cHe gave the book his imprimatur.\u201d<br>60 \u2013 fiat \u2013 A command or act of will that creates something without further effort.\u00a0 An authoritative determination. \u201c<em>He runs the company by fiat.\u201d<\/em><br><em>61\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 salient<em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/em>meaning most notable or important.\u00a0 Of notable significance.\u00a0<em>\u201cIt succinctly covered all the salient point of the case.\u201d<\/em><br><em>62 \u2013<\/em>\u00a0meme \u2013 an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture.\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u201cThe band encouraged fans to make\u00a0memes to advertise the U.S. release of their EP.\u201d<\/em><br><em>63 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>delectation\u00a0<em>\u2013\u00a0<\/em>delight or enjoyment.\u00a0<em>\u201cHere are some chocolates for your delectation.\u201d<\/em><br>64 \u2013 feckless \u2013 acting in an irresponsible, weak, or cowardly manner. Inept, incompetent. \u201c<em>feckless leadership.\u201d<\/em><br>65 \u2013 Ignominious \u2013 Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame. despicable,\u00a0<em>\u201cHis was an ignominious withdrawal.\u201d<\/em><br>66 \u2013 mollify \u2013 to soothe in temper or disposition.\u00a0<em>\u201c<\/em>He mollified his staff with promises of future raises.\u201d<br>67 \u2013 prosaic \u2013 dull, unimaginative, commonplace.\u00a0<em>\u201cprosaic advice.\u201d<\/em><br>68 \u2013 diaspora \u2013 a noun meaning the dispersion of any people from their original homeland. \u201c<em>A diaspora of thousands of Afghans has arrived in the United States.\u201d<\/em><br>69 \u2013 t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate \u2013 a private conversation between two people.\u00a0<em>\u201cThey had a t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate last night over a quiet dinner.<\/em><br>70 \u2013 fatuous \u2013 silly and pointless. inanely foolish,\u00a0<em>\u201cA fatuous comment.\u201d<\/em><br>71 \u2013 ineffable \u2013 indescribable. \u201cineffable joy\u201d<br>72 \u2013 putative -generally considered or reputed to be.\u00a0 Assumed to exist or to have existed.\u00a0<em>His putative conversation had a big impact on the events of my life.\u201d<\/em><br>73 \u2013 ineluctable \u2013 unable to be resisted or avoided.\u00a0 inescapable.\u00a0 \u201c<em>the ineluctable facts of history.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><br>74 \u2013 redolent \u2013 exuding fragrance, aromatic, scented. \u201cThe air is redolent of seaweed.\u201d \u2013 or evocative, suggestive. strongly reminiscent of.\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u201cnames\u00a0redolent of history and tradition.&#8221;<\/em><br>75 &#8211; excoriate &#8211; a verb that means to censure or severely criticize.\u00a0 <em>\u201cThe papers that had been excoriating him were now lauding him.\u201d<\/em><br>76 &#8211; straw-man &#8211; an intentionally misrepresented proposition that is set up because it is easier to defeat than an opponent&#8217;s real argument. So what you mean to say is&#8230;..then comes the distortion.<br><br>66 \u2013 mollify \u2013 to soothe in temper or disposition.\u00a0<em>\u201c<\/em>He mollified his staff with promises of future raises.\u201d<br>67 \u2013 prosaic \u2013 dull, unimaginative, commonplace.\u00a0<em>\u201cprosaic advice.\u201d<\/em><br>68 \u2013 diaspora \u2013 a noun meaning the dispersion of any people from their original homeland. \u201c<em>A diaspora of thousands of Afghans has arrived in the United States.\u201d<\/em><br>69 \u2013 t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate \u2013 a private conversation between two people.\u00a0<em>\u201cThey had a t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate last night over a quiet dinner.<\/em><br>70 \u2013 fatuous \u2013 silly and pointless. inanely foolish,\u00a0<em>\u201cA fatuous comment.\u201d<\/em><br>71 \u2013 ineffable \u2013 indescribable. \u201cineffable joy\u201d<br>72 \u2013 putative -generally considered or reputed to be.\u00a0 Assumed to exist or to have existed.\u00a0<em>His putative conversation had a big impact on the events of my life.\u201d<\/em><br>73 \u2013 ineluctable \u2013 unable to be resisted or avoided.\u00a0 inescapable.\u00a0 \u201c<em>the ineluctable facts of history.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><br>74 \u2013 redolent \u2013 exuding fragrance, aromatic, scented. \u201cThe air is redolent of seaweed.\u201d \u2013 or evocative, suggestive. strongly reminiscent of.\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u201cnames\u00a0redolent of history and tradition.&#8221;<\/em><br>75 &#8211; excoriate &#8211; a verb that means to censure or severely criticize.\u00a0 <em>\u201cThe papers that had been excoriating him were now lauding him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThis moment calls for decisive action, well-planned and calibrated to avoid a shooting war. Politicians must cast aside straw-man arguments and what-if scenarios and make clear to Mr. Putin his aggression must end.\u201d &#8211; from WSJ commentary titled \u201cSend NATO Troops to Western Ukraine\u201d. 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