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  2. Straw man - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] Straw man arguments have been used throughout history in polemical debate, particularly regarding highly charged emotional subjects. [4] Straw man tactics in the United Kingdom may also be known as an Aunt Sally, after a pub game of the same name, where patrons throw sticks or battens at a post to knock off a skittle balanced on top. [5 ...

  3. Straw Man (comics) - Wikipedia

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    The Straw Man, originally called the Scarecrow, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The ...

  4. Strawman theory - Wikipedia

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    Lindsay's argument was that he had opted out of "personhood" in 1996, which made him "a full liability free will flesh and blood living man". The Supreme Court of British Columbia rejected his claims, commenting that "The ordinary sense of the word 'person' in the (Income Tax Act) is without ambiguity. It is clear that Parliament intended the ...

  5. Straw man proposal - Wikipedia

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    A straw-man (or straw-dog or straw-person) proposal is a brainstormed simple draft proposal intended to generate discussion of its disadvantages and to spur the generation of new and better proposals. [1] The term is considered American business jargon, [2] but it is also encountered in engineering office culture.

  6. Straw man (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Straw man (law), in law, a third party that acts as a front in a transaction; Straw man proposal, in business and software development, a simple draft proposal to generate discussion; Strawman theory, a pseudolegal theory in the sovereign citizen, tax protester, freeman, and redemption movements

  7. List of fallacies - Wikipedia

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    Straw man fallacy – refuting an argument different from the one actually under discussion, while not recognizing or acknowledging the distinction. [110] Texas sharpshooter fallacy – improperly asserting a cause to explain a cluster of data. [111]

  8. Straw Man (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Straw Man is a 1951 mystery thriller novel by the American writer Doris Miles Disney. Adaptation. It served as the basis for the 1953 British film The Straw Man ...

  9. Scarecrow (Oz) - Wikipedia

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    He tells her about his creation and of how he at first scared away the crows, before an older one realized he was a straw man, causing the other crows to start eating the corn. The old crow then told the Scarecrow about the importance of brains. The "mindless" Scarecrow joins Dorothy in the hope that The Wizard will give him a brain.