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straw man::noun | Spocien Dictionary

straw man

noun

/strɔ_mɑn/

a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted

Type	Words
Synonyms	strawman
Type of	specious argument

straw man

noun

/strɔ_mɑn/

a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

Type	Words
Synonyms	figurehead, front, front man, nominal head, strawman
Type of	deceiver, slicker, trickster, cheat, cheater, beguiler

straw man

noun

/strɔ_mɑn/

an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

Type	Words
Synonyms	bird-scarer, scarecrow, scarer, strawman
Type of	image, simulacrum, effigy