straw man
Example Sentences
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Also a strawman, Gross explained; universities have long created programs out of pet causes by major donors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
You may be tempted to strawman arguments you naturally disagree with, but you will become a better philosopher when you steelman those arguments instead.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
It seems doubtful that Mr. Legend would have shown up to perform music that he thought was bad, and Keith’s unapologetic commercialism is less a strawman for Seb’s high-mindedness than a plausible counterargument.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2016
This is a typical strawman New Athiest employ.
From Salon • Oct. 6, 2015
Button-Bright was wonderfully attracted by the strawman, and so was Polly.
From The Road to Oz by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
