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Meanings of straw man in English
Portuguese
falácia do espantalho Catalan
tapadora A person used as a cover for some questionable activity.
Portuguese
espantalho Catalan
espantall Synonyms
Examples for "front"
Examples for "front"
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Yet the performance regime demands councils continue to produce so-called 'up-front' allocations.
2
However, Ireland went in front after 16 minutes from a McAllister penalty.
3
BNZ front line staff say regional businesses and economy in good heart.
4
Of course, when power is needed, the front motors do their work.
5
However, the front-line remained just 50 metres from hundreds of armed troops.
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On some level, he stands as a very apropos figurehead for Potentialism.
2
But now this job makes her their figurehead for the whole company.
3
To him Louis had been but a name, the figurehead of state.
4
She wondered why he allowed Duvalier to hang around as a figurehead.
5
Beyond Hockenhull he could see one upraised paw of the lion figurehead.
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They even laid out a strawman organization that made sense to me.
2
I don't want you to think I'm building a strawman here.
3
One strawman proposal has been advanced, suggesting a leadership split between myself and Dr. Brown.
4
There is sound logic in the strawman proposal.
5
We end the so-called strawman provision.
1
No more than a front man, no doubt; certainly not the mastermind.
2
Then our front man made the long descent and we lost one.
3
Effective in going beyond his front man, was also comfortable receiving possession.
4
He had taken on the role of front man and image projector.
5
Maybe I was just playing the front man to a big cover-up.
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He hereby became nominal head of the League and its real slave.
2
This was Jo's household, and he was the nominal head of it.
3
In Ayacucho it was Ikela, the nominal head of the original five.
4
The presidium president had historically been the nominal head of state.
5
And now Mr. Snawdor, the nominal head of the family, was acknowledging it to be true.
Russian
уловка чучело Portuguese
falácia do espantalho Spanish
falacia del hombre de paja Catalan
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.
See moreUsage of straw man in English
1
The next criticism is a related one: the great ' straw man' offensive.
2
He set up this straw man here, just to keep me company.
3
Ivy hugged me and slipped a little straw man into my hand.
4
And a marvelous straw man to knock down with their scientific exorcisms.
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He looked a straw man set out to announce some holiday.
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As usual, the straw man is set up to be demolished.
7
That shows these categories always had something of the straw man in them.
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The straw man caught him mid-swing, knocking the staff out of his hands.
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Even more frustrating is the straw man description of video games.
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Sekeu gave the straw man a shove and nodded to Nick.
11
The dog, surprised, was watching this straw man, and was quiet, although famished.
12
Again Sekeu swung the straw man, again the straw man knocked him down.
13
Leroy struck the straw man a powerful blow, sending the dummy flipping back.
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But Collins said Delors's comments were only ever a straw man for her team.
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He invoked Pinochet and his regime as a scary straw man to frighten people.
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Dorothy asked the straw man, as they entered the house.
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