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Significats de straw man en anglès

portuguès
falácia do espantalho
català
tapadora

A person used as a cover for some questionable activity.

        tapadora
        portuguès
        espantalho
        català
        espantall

        An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds.

              espantall
              rus
              уловка чучело
              portuguès
              falácia do espantalho
              espanyol
              falacia del hombre de paja
              català
              fal·làcia de l'home de palla

              A form of argument and an informal fallacy based on giving the impression of refuting an opponent's argument, while actually refuting an argument that was not presented by that opponent.

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                    Ús de straw man en anglès
                    1
                    The next criticism is a related one: the great ' straw man' offensive.
                    The god delusion
                    2
                    He set up this straw man here, just to keep me company.
                    The Tale of Ferdinand Frog
                    3
                    Ivy hugged me and slipped a little straw man into my hand.
                    Cruel Beauty
                    4
                    And a marvelous straw man to knock down with their scientific exorcisms.
                    Gather, Darkness!
                    5
                    He looked a straw man set out to announce some holiday.
                    The road
                    6
                    As usual, the straw man is set up to be demolished.
                    The Irish Times
                    7
                    That shows these categories always had something of the straw man in them.
                    The Guardian
                    8
                    The straw man caught him mid-swing, knocking the staff out of his hands.
                    The Child Thief
                    9
                    Even more frustrating is the straw man description of video games.
                    The Guardian
                    10
                    Sekeu gave the straw man a shove and nodded to Nick.
                    The Child Thief
                    11
                    The dog, surprised, was watching this straw man, and was quiet, although famished.
                    Original Short Stories — Volume 07
                    12
                    Again Sekeu swung the straw man, again the straw man knocked him down.
                    The Child Thief
                    13
                    Leroy struck the straw man a powerful blow, sending the dummy flipping back.
                    The Child Thief
                    14
                    But Collins said Delors's comments were only ever a straw man for her team.
                    The Guardian
                    15
                    He invoked Pinochet and his regime as a scary straw man to frighten people.
                    The Irish Times
                    16
                    Dorothy asked the straw man, as they entered the house.
                    Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz
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