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Strawman meaning

Alternative spelling of straw man.

Synonyms of Strawman

straw man bird-scarer scarecrow specious argument slicker beguiler trickster cheater cheat deceiver nominal head figurehead front front man scarer

Related words

Other words often associated with Strawman or its synonyms:

offender wrongdoer simulacrum image effigy presence sophisticate charmer ryegrass rear anterior mackintosh

Using Strawman

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alternative spelling of straw man.
  • Useful related words include: straw man, bird-scarer, scarecrow, specious argument.

Context around Strawman

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

dagger 1× feminism 1× order 1×

Often after:

differs 1× mechanism 1× investigation 1× shows 1× woodenman 1×

Sentence patterns with Strawman

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and dagger strawman 1× anti feminism strawman as the 1× as a strawman mechanism for 1× context a strawman can take 1× creates a strawman by bringing 1× fbi s strawman investigation through 1× for a strawman that these 1× from the strawman differs depending 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in this context 1× jackson creates a 1× lockerbie is simply 1× ms kennedy kline 1× part 8 of 1× the predecessors of 1×

Common sentence endings:

and dagger strawman 1× and demand perfection 1× certain muslim immigrants 1× in kansas city 1× jousts over policy 1× or a paper 1×

Words around Strawman

Just before it in the word index:

strawless 3 strawderman 2 strawbs 6 strawbridges 2 strawbridge 10 strawberry 393

Just after it in the word index:

strawn 8 straws 218 strawser 2 strawson 6 strawther 18 strawweight 14

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Strawman

  • In this selection, "strawman" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dagger, feminism, order, differs, mechanism and investigation stand out and add context to how "strawman" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and dagger strawman and anti feminism strawman as the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "strawman" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with strawman

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

How is that a strawman? (5 words)

The predecessors of this document were called, in order, "Strawman", "Woodenman", "Tinman" and "Ironman". (14 words)

Lockerbie is simply Hilaire’s strawman in his attempts to mislead the public as I will later illustrate. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Much of that reads like deodorised marketing tinged with a dash of the sinister, and should be treated as such, but such encounters as those between Beatty and Zuckerberg look all too much like strawman shows rather than cerebral jousts over policy. (42 words)

Ms. Kennedy-Kline uses the biggest anti-feminism strawman as the basis of her piece, arguing that feminism is all about stripping men of their masculinity and suppressing them in hopes of having some sort of red-tent fueled Matriarchy. (40 words)

The procedure for supposedly separating from the strawman differs depending on country and the brand of sovereign citizen they are, but usually involves filing forms declaring it with government offices, if they can be convinced to take it. (38 words)

Question examples

How is that a strawman? (5 words)

Example sentences (12)

How is that a strawman?

The procedure for supposedly separating from the strawman differs depending on country and the brand of sovereign citizen they are, but usually involves filing forms declaring it with government offices, if they can be convinced to take it.

There are two studies regarding the notion of AI global multilateral possibilities that I’ll next use as a strawman mechanism for further exploring the topic overall.

It’s only possible to dismiss this coolly reconstructed narrative as ‘conspiracy theorising’ if you scrabble evermore ludicrously to keep stuffing bits of dead grass into the absurd, collapsing distraction of some Hollywood cloak-and-dagger strawman.

Part 8 of ‘Mobbed Up’ tells the story of the start of the FBI’s Strawman investigation, through electronic surveillance audio and interviews with former members of law enforcement in Kansas City.

Jackson creates a strawman by bringing up an anecdotal story that offers a gross generalization that clearly has prejudiced undertones of certain Muslim immigrants.

Ms. Kennedy-Kline uses the biggest anti-feminism strawman as the basis of her piece, arguing that feminism is all about stripping men of their masculinity and suppressing them in hopes of having some sort of red-tent fueled Matriarchy.

Much of that reads like deodorised marketing tinged with a dash of the sinister, and should be treated as such, but such encounters as those between Beatty and Zuckerberg look all too much like strawman shows rather than cerebral jousts over policy.

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While upholding the necessity of nuance, Obama himself seems to force these movements into a box, cherry-picking anecdotes for a strawman: that these movements expect purity and demand perfection.

Lockerbie is simply Hilaire’s strawman in his attempts to mislead the public as I will later illustrate.

In this context, a strawman can take the form of an outline, citation a set of charts, a presentation, or a paper.

The predecessors of this document were called, in order, "Strawman", "Woodenman", "Tinman" and "Ironman".

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "strawman" in a sentence?
An example: "How is that a strawman?" This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "strawman" from authentic English texts.
What does "strawman" mean?
Strawman means: Alternative spelling of straw man.
What are synonyms of "strawman"?
Common synonyms of "strawman" include: straw man, bird-scarer, scarecrow, specious argument, slicker, beguiler, trickster, cheater. Plus 7 more synonyms.
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