Associations to the word «Strawman»

Wiktionary

STRAWMAN, noun. Alternative spelling of straw man

Dictionary definition

STRAWMAN, noun. A person used as a cover for some questionable activity.
STRAWMAN, noun. A weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted.
STRAWMAN, noun. An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca