straw man
n 1: a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
[syn: {front man}, {front}, {figurehead}, {nominal head},
{straw man}, {strawman}]
2: a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted [syn:
{straw man}, {strawman}]
3: an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from
seeds [syn: {scarecrow}, {straw man}, {strawman}, {bird-
scarer}, {scarer}]