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Straw man   /strɔ mæn/   Listen
Straw man

noun
1.
A person used as a cover for some questionable activity.  Synonyms: figurehead, front, front man, nominal head, strawman.
2.
A weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted.  Synonym: strawman.
3.
An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds.  Synonyms: bird-scarer, scarecrow, scarer, strawman.





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"Straw man" Quotes from Famous Books



... snorted. "Certainly not! We're the best of friends. He set up this straw man here, just to keep me company. . . . Besides," he went on, "at this time o' day Farmer Green is inside the barn, milking the cows. And we'll be outside it, ...
— The Tale of Ferdinand Frog • Arthur Scott Bailey


Words linked to "Straw man" :   deceiver, scarer, effigy, beguiler, image, cheater, simulacrum, front, trickster, cheat, specious argument, slicker


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