straw man
noun
1
: a weak or imaginary opposition (such as an argument or adversary) set up only to be easily confuted
2
: a person set up to serve as a cover for a usually questionable transaction
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The bread debacle can seem like a straw man designed to make the whole system look pointless and unworkable.
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024
The straw man retort here is that the police have a tough and often dangerous job ensuring public safety for all of us.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2024
The argument is that the demonstration was built on a big straw man fallacy.
—Vera Bergengruen/buenos Aires, TIME, 23 May 2024
This is a straw man argument of the sort Williams delights in, in his Sun platform on the editorial pages.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2024
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024
The straw man retort here is that the police have a tough and often dangerous job ensuring public safety for all of us.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2024
The argument is that the demonstration was built on a big straw man fallacy.
—Vera Bergengruen/buenos Aires, TIME, 23 May 2024
This is a straw man argument of the sort Williams delights in, in his Sun platform on the editorial pages.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2024
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“Straw man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straw%20man. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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