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straw man
A straw man (sometimes written as strawman) is a form of argument and an informal fallacy of having the impression of refuting an argument, whereas the real subject of the argument was not addressed or refuted, but instead replaced with a false o ...
is a form of argument and an informal fallacy.
Straw man may also refer to:
General
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Straw man (dummy)
A straw man (''ritual doll'') is a dummy in the shape of a human usually made up entirely out of straw material, or created by stuffing straw into clothes.
Uses
Straw men are commonly used as scarecrows, combat training targets, swordsmiths' te ...
, a dummy made from straw
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Straw man (law), in law, a third party that acts as a front in a transaction
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Straw man proposal
A straw-man (or straw-dog) proposal is a brainstormed simple draft proposal intended to generate discussion of its disadvantages and to spur the generation of new and better proposals. The term is considered American business jargon, but it is al ...
, in business and software development, a simple draft proposal to generate discussion
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Strawman theory
The strawman theory (also called the strawman illusion) is a pseudolaw, pseudolegal conspiracy theory originating in the redemption movement, redemption/A4V movement and prevalent in Anti-statism, antigovernment and tax protester movements such a ...
, a pseudolegal theory in the sovereign citizen, tax protester, freeman, and redemption movements
Publications
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''Straw Man'' (novel), a 1951 novel by Doris Miles Disney
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The Straw Man'', a 1957 novel by Jean Giono
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Straw Man (comics), a 1975 Marvel Comics character
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''Straw Men'' (novel), a 2001 novel by Martin J. Smith
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The Straw Men'', a 2002 novel by Michael Marshall
Film
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''The Straw Man'' (film), a 1953 British film
Music
* "Strawman", a 1989 song by Lou Reed from ''
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
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* "Straw Man", a 2019 song by Silversun Pickups from ''
Widow's Weeds''
See also
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Corn dolly
Corn dollies or corn mothers are a form of straw work made as part of harvest customs of Europe before mechanization.
Before Christianisation, in traditional pagan European culture it was believed that the spirit of the corn (in American English ...
, a humanoid figure woven from plant stems
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Man of Straw (disambiguation)
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Scarecrow (disambiguation)
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Der Untertan
''Der Untertan'' (; literally "the underling", translated into English under the titles ''Man of Straw'', ''The Patrioteer'', and ''The Loyal Subject'') is one of the best known novels of German author Heinrich Mann. The title character, Diederic ...
'', a 1918 novel by Heinrich Mann
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''Der Untertan'' (film), a 1951 East German film
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Wicker man (disambiguation)
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