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Definition of Strawman
1. Noun. A person used as a cover for some questionable activity.
Generic synonyms: Beguiler, Cheat, Cheater, Deceiver, Slicker, Trickster
2. Noun. A weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted.
3. Noun. An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds.
Generic synonyms: Effigy, Image, Simulacrum
Derivative terms: Scare
Definition of Strawman
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of straw man) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Strawman
Literary usage of Strawman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Managing Industrial Solid Wastes from Manufacturing, Mining, Oil and Gas by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"WGA (139) and AMC (3) agreed that inactive abandoned mine sites should not be
covered in strawman n but did not suggest alternative approaches. ..."
2. Sensor Systems for Biological Agent Attacks: Protecting Buildings And by Bmed, National Research Council (U.S.), ebrary, Inc (2005)
"... time a detector could operate unattended, but would also improve the overall
reproducibility/reliability of the system. strawman CONCEPT FOR A FAST RNA ..."
3. Mining and the Environment: Case Studies from the Americas by Alyson Warhurst (1999)
"The first step was strawman I, a first draft prepared by the OSW and Region VIII
in 6 weeks. The purpose of the document was not to deliver EPA's final word ..."
4. Mining and the Environment: Case Studies from the Americas by Alyson Warhurst (1999)
"This support — as well as the focus of strawman I on practical issues, rather
than on regulatory principles — stimulated and facilitated the participation ..."
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