straw man

Noun straw man has 3 senses

• straw man(n = noun.person) figurehead, front, front man, nominal head, strawman - a person used as a cover for some questionable activity;
is a kind of beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster

• straw man(n = noun.communication) strawman - a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted;
is a kind of specious argument

• straw man(n = noun.artifact) bird-scarer, scarecrow, scarer, strawman - an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds;
is a kind of effigy, image, simulacrum