Straw man (disambiguation)

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Straw man is a rhetorical technique (also classified as a logical fallacy) based on misrepresentation of an opponent's position.

Straw man may also refer to:

A reclaimable personal account according to the Redemption movement
Straw man (dummy), a dummy made from straw
Straw man (law), in law, a third party that acts as a "front" in a transaction
Straw man (literature), in literature, a symbol for people regarded as lacking needed qualities
Straw man proposal, in business and software development, a simple draft proposal intended to generate discussion
Straw Man (comics), a Marvel Comics character originally called "The Scarecrow"
A humanoid figure woven from plant stems, in the manner of a Corn dolly

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