| NOUN | person | strawman, front man, front, figurehead, nominal head, straw man | a person used as a cover for some questionable activity |
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| communication | strawman, straw man | a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted | |
| artifact | strawman, scarecrow, straw man, bird-scarer, scarer | an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds |
| Meaning | A person used as a cover for some questionable activity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | front man, front, figurehead, nominal head, straw man | |
| Broader | deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker | someone who leads you to believe something that is not true |
| Spanish | encubridor, hombre de paja, tapadera, testaferro | |
| Catalan | encobridor, home de palla, tapadora, testaferro | |
| Meaning | A weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | straw man | |
| Broader | specious argument | An argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious / fallacious |
| Catalan | home de palla | |
| Meaning | An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds. | |
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| Synonyms | scarecrow, straw man, bird-scarer, scarer | |
| Broader | effigy, image, simulacrum | A representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture) |
| Spanish | espantajo, espantapájaros, scarer | |
| Catalan | babarota, espantall, espantaocells | |
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