A straw man is a form of argument and an informal fallacy.
Straw man or strawman may also refer to:
General
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Straw man (dummy), a dummy made from straw from which the other concepts take their names
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Craterocephalus stramineus, a species of fish
Law and commerce
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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, in business and software development, a simple draft proposal to generate discussion
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Strawman theory, 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
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Strawman (film), a 1987 Taiwanese film
Music
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"Strawman", a 1989 song by Lou Reed from New York
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"Straw Man", a 2019 song by Silversun Pickups from Widow's Weeds
See also
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Corn dolly, a humanoid figure woven from plant stems
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Man of Straw
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Scarecrow (disambiguation)
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Der Untertan, 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)