"strawman" in the noun sense
1. front man, front, figurehead, nominal head, straw man, strawman
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
2. straw man, strawman
a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted
3. scarecrow, straw man, strawman, bird-scarer, scarer
an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
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