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straw man as in: a straw man argument

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The senator created a straw man by claiming his opponent wanted to eliminate all police funding, when she had actually proposed a modest reallocation of resources to social services.
straw man = an argument that misrepresents an opponent's position to make it easier to attack
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It's called a straw man argument because a man made of straw is not as capable as a real man.
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I'm supposed to ride against the straw man.† (source)

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The older one also had a sword in a scabbard, and with coaching he could probably chop up a straw man, but the younger one looked to be completely useless.† (source) Megan Whalen Turner, The Thief, 1996
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He looked a straw man set out to announce some holiday.† (source) Cormac McCarthy, The Road, 2006
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Lots of fires and cider and straw men... I looked around again.† (source)

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Deaf Dick Follard sat in a crenel, methodically cleaning and oiling the mechanism of his crossbow to make sure the wheel turned smoothly, while the Oldtown boy wandered restlessly around the parapets, fussing with the clothes on straw men.† (source)
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One thudded into the face of a straw man, and Pyp said, "Four for Watt of Long Lake!† (source)

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