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strawman

DEFINITIONS OF: strawman

1

n a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

Synonyms:
figurehead, front, front man, nominal head, straw man
Type of:
beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster
someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

n a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted

Synonyms:
straw man
Type of:
specious argument
an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious

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

Synonyms:
bird-scarer, scarecrow, scarer, straw man
Type of:
effigy, image, simulacrum
a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
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