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Arabic translation: حجة وهمية تافهة


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English term or phrase:strawman
Arabic translation:حجة وهمية تافهة
Entered by: Liliane Hatem
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03:32 Apr 21, 2011
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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Art
English term or phrase: strawman
like all truisms, however, this grand consensus disintegrates very shabbily when it leaves the mantelpiece and enters the toolkit of enquiry. we find that we can hold it together with patches of strawman argumentation in the case of east-west exchange, but only at the risk of great ridiculousness when any attempt is made to use it as
mohammed saabneh
Jordan
حجة وهمية تافهة
Explanation:
تقدم لتدحض بسهولة
A person who is set up as a cover or front for a questionable enterprise. 2. An argument or opponent set up so as to be easily refuted or defeated. ...
www.thefreedictionary.com/straw man
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Liliane Hatem
Local time: 06:56
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5حجة وهمية تافهة
Liliane Hatem
5واهية
HassanLotfy
4هش / يفتقد للموضوعية
Morano El-Kholy


  

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حجة وهمية تافهة


Explanation:
تقدم لتدحض بسهولة
A person who is set up as a cover or front for a questionable enterprise. 2. An argument or opponent set up so as to be easily refuted or defeated. ...
www.thefreedictionary.com/straw man

Liliane Hatem
Local time: 06:56
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واهية


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HassanLotfy
Egypt
Local time: 05:56
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هش / يفتقد للموضوعية


Explanation:
جدال هش / يفتقد للموضوعية

Morano El-Kholy
Local time: 05:56
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Changes made by editors
Apr 22, 2011 - Changes made by Liliane Hatem:
Edited KOG entrymohammed saabneh's old entry - "strawman" => "حجة وهمية تافهة"


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