Usually means: Misrepresentations simplifying opponent's argument fallaciously.
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General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. straw men: Merriam-Webster
  2. straw men: Collins English Dictionary
  3. straw-men: Wordnik
  4. straw men: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. straw men: Wiktionary
  6. The Straw Men: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. Straw men: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. straw men: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. Straw men: Legal dictionary
  3. Straw men: Financial dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Straw men: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Straw men: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Straw men: Idioms



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