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strawman

noun

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

• Syn: ↑scarecrow, ↑straw man, ↑bird-scarer, ↑scarer

• Derivationally related forms: ↑scare (for: ↑scarer)

• Hypernyms: ↑effigy, ↑image, ↑simulacrum

2. a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

• Syn: ↑front man, ↑front, ↑figurehead, ↑nominal head, ↑straw man

• Hypernyms: ↑deceiver, ↑cheat, ↑cheater, ↑trickster, ↑beguiler, ↑slicker

3. a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted

• Syn: ↑straw man

• Hypernyms: ↑specious argument

Useful english dictionary. 2012.