straw man

Example Sentences

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The commissioner’s office sees the players’ complaint as a straw man.

From Seattle Times

I respectfully suggest that this is a straw man even an Alaskan salmon could identify.

From Salon

Many staff members agreed with Mr. Licht on the general notion that the network should play it straight, and he and others viewed the new leadership as “punching at a straw man.”

From New York Times

It said the way the accounts were structured indicated he was being used as “a straw man.”

From Washington Times

"It's a straw man, it's a boogie monster, it's not really a real thing, so they make up stories," she said.

From Reuters