strawman

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strawman

noun strawmen

alternative Alternative spelling of straw man

verb strawmans · strawmanning · strawmanned

alternative Alternative spelling of straw man We are also charged with strawmanning Type la. This is 'boomerang misrepresentation' - a disingenuous tactic deployed by writers in an effort to establish the superiority of their own work when all they are really doing is simply repeating

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@misc{strawman_2026,
  title = {strawman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/strawman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}