strawman

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"Because my strawman is able to move about freely in an alternate reality, George Bush was a trojan Democrat."

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  1. an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
  2. a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted
  3. a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

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