Source : WordNet®

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