Definitions for straw man
straw man

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. front man, front, figurehead, nominal head, straw man, strawmannoun

   a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

2. straw man, strawmannoun

   a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted

3. scarecrow, straw man, strawman, bird-scarer, scarernoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. straw mannoun

   A doll or scarecrow (particularly one stuffed with straw).

2. straw mannoun

   An insubstantial concept, idea, endeavor or argument, particularly one deliberately set up to be weakly supported, so that it can be easily knocked down; especially to impugn the strength of any related thing or idea.

3. straw mannoun

   An innocuous person or someone of nominal or lesser importance, as a front man or straw boss.

4. Etymology: Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1986 passim, shows first known usages for things insubstantial date to 1585-95. Universal Dictionary of the English Language, 1897, Vol 4, p. 4485, notes "man of straw" as "The figure of a man formed of an old suit of clothes stuffed with straw; hence, the mere resemblance of a man; one of no substance or means; an imaginary person."

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Straw man

   A straw man fallacy (sometimes written as strawman) is a form of argument and an informal fallacy of having the impression of refuting an argument, whereas the real subject of the argument was not addressed or refuted, but instead replaced with a false one. One who engages in this fallacy is said to be "attacking a straw man". The typical straw man argument creates the illusion of having refuted or defeated an opponent's proposition through the covert replacement of it with a different proposition (i.e., "stand up a straw man") and the subsequent refutation of that false argument ("knock down a straw man") instead of the opponent's proposition. Straw man arguments have been used throughout history in polemical debate, particularly regarding highly charged emotional subjects.Straw man tactics in the United Kingdom may also be known as an Aunt Sally, after a pub game of the same name, where patrons throw sticks or battens at a post to knock off a skittle balanced on top.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. straw man

   A straw man is a form of argument or rhetoric in which someone presents a false, weak, or misrepresented version of an opponent's argument, in order to easily refute or dismantle it and give the illusion of winning the debate. It is a common logical fallacy because it involves distorting the opponent's stance instead of engaging with their actual points.

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Straw man

   A straw man or straw person, also known in the UK as an Aunt Sally, is a type of argument and is an informal fallacy based on misrepresentation of an opponent's position. To "attack a straw man" is to create the illusion of having refuted a proposition by replacing it with a superficially similar yet unequivalent proposition, and to refute it, without ever having actually refuted the original position. This technique has been used throughout history in polemical debate, particularly in arguments about highly charged, emotional issues.

Matched Categories

1. • Deceiver
   • Effigy
   • Specious Argument

How to pronounce straw man?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say straw man in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of straw man in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of straw man in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of straw man in a Sentence

1. Robert Puentes:

   Eno Center for Transportation is kind of a straw man.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=straw man
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Straw_Man
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_Man
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=straw man