'strawman' definitions:

Definition of 'strawman'

(from WordNet)
noun
A person used as a cover for some questionable activity [syn: front man, front, figurehead, nominal head, straw man, strawman]
noun
A weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted [syn: straw man, strawman]
noun
An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds [syn: scarecrow, straw man, strawman, bird- scarer, scarer]