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Word "STRAWMAN" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted
Synonyms:
straw man

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
Synonyms:
figurehead, front, front man, nominal head, straw man

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
Synonyms:
bird-scarer, scarecrow, scarer, straw man

Crossword Clues for STRAWMAN

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Clue Source Date
Effigy placed in fields used to frighten birds (8)
Want arms to be different for scarecrow The Telegraph Cryptic 07 Sep 2023
Hypothetical argument about skills with worker The Guardian Cryptic 29 Mar 2022
Track on Lou Reed's album 'New York' The Telegraph General Knowledge 19 Apr 2021
North American imperfections backing spurious argument The Telegraph Toughie 12 Jan 2021
Deliberately weak argument metaphor The Washington Post 05 Dec 2020
Deliberately weak argument metaphor LA Times Daily 05 Dec 2020
Intentionally misrepresented logical proposition Universal 22 Nov 2020
Scarecrow Eugene Sheffer 04 Jun 2020
Brainless type reviews cultural pursuits at work with staff Irish Times Crosaire 12 Feb 2019
He's no real adversary Newsday 13 Oct 2018
Wily debater's creation The New Yorker 23 Jul 2018
Easily refuted argument Thomas Joseph 12 Apr 2018
Following saint is inexperienced fellow — he lacks substance
Spineless person, like a scarecrow?
Rhetorical creation New York Times 08 Oct 2016
Brainless type looking for wizard for drinking with one of the workers Irish Times Crosaire 14 Mar 2016
Rhetorical creation
Picked up blemishes -- a lot, but not all -- in hypothetical concept The Telegraph Toughie 09 Dec 2015
Specious figure in an argument
Conveniently weak argument, metaphorically
Conveniently weak argument, metaphorically
Informal fallacy used in an argument
Scarecrow
Scarecrow, e.g.
Farmer's creation
Farmer's creation
Crop protector
Corn protection
Crop protector
Scarecrow.
Cousin of a paper tiger.
Perjured witness.
Nonentity.
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