strawman

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Noun

strawman (plural strawmen)

1. Alternative spelling of straw man

Verb

strawman (strawmans, present participle strawmanning; past and past participle strawmanned)

1. Alternative spelling of straw man
   • 2009 Bits of Organization page 44 ↗

     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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