Found 1 items, similar to straw man.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: straw man straw man n 1: a person used as a cover for some questionable activity [syn: front man, front, figurehead, nominal head, strawman] 2: a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted [syn: strawman] 3: an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds [syn: scarecrow, strawman, bird-scarer, scarer]