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Sentence examples for straw man from inspiring English sources

Idiom

Straw man.

A straw man is a weak argument that is easily defeated.

Dictionary

straw man

noun

A doll or scarecrow (particularly one stuffed with straw).

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"straw man" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is a figure of speech to describe an argument or opponent which is made up or weaker than the real argument or opponent. For example: "John was using a straw man to deflect attention from the real issue: the cost of the project."

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— — *I know — straw man.

This is a straw man.

In walks the straw man".

This was no straw man.

But that argument is a straw man.

The straw man is often a woman.

It's all about attacking a straw man.

"They have created a straw man.

THE REAL STRAW MAN We know the technique; but what's the source of straw man?

And assumption two strikes me as a straw man.

Finally, some readers worried that I characterized a straw man.

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