straw man

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straw man Definition

• (n) a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
• (n) a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted
• (n) an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

straw man Synonyms

• bird-scarer
• figurehead
• front
• front man
• nominal head
• scarecrow
• scarer
• straw man
• strawman