2 example sentences using strawman.
Strawman used in a sentence
Strawman in a sentence as a noun
The options example he lists for gcc is a pure strawman.
The number of people who are responding to any of my little strawman arguments on their merits is surprising, and frankly disappointing on Hacker News.
Strawman definitions
noun
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
See also: front figurehead
noun
a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted
noun
an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
See also: scarecrow bird-scarer scarer