The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word STRAWMAN which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2020.
Deliberately weak argument metaphor crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STRAWMAN | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Deliberately weak argument metaphor
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sophism
- sophistication
- sophistry
- pick
- invalidate
- simile
- ground
- grounded
- field
- hole
- tenor
- cant
Crossword Answer definitions
STRAWMAN noun- The third party who makes a straw purchase for another person.
- A doll or scarecrow, particularly one stuffed with straw.
- An innocuous person or someone of nominal or lesser importance, as a front man or straw boss.
- An insubstantial concept, idea, endeavor or argument, particularly one deliberately set up to be weakly supported, 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.
- 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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