Defenition of the word straw man

• Defenition of the word straw man

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

Synonyms for the word straw man

• • figurehead
  • front
  • front man
  • nominal head

Hypernyms for the word straw man

• • beguiler
  • cheat
  • cheater
  • deceiver
  • effigy
  • image
  • simulacrum
  • slicker
  • specious argument
  • trickster

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