User:Arotenbe/Straw poll
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A straw poll is a poll about straw.
Yes. That's it.
For example, consider the following poll:
What is the best use of straw?
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There were 0 votes since the poll was created on 14:28, 9 March 2013.
poll-id 715C3AB732CF31A88D4797753D74F92C
This is an example of a straw poll, since it is a poll about straw. All straw polls are polls about straw, and all polls about straw are straw polls. It's easy, right?
Straw man argument[edit | edit source]
Similarly, a straw man (or straw person, because we know that all people are male) is a man made of straw. A straw man argument is a disagreement with a man made of straw.
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