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

• front man
• front
• figurehead
• nominal head
• strawman
• scarecrow
• bird-scarer
• scarer

News & Articles

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• Pelham's $45 million debt is source of debate over school separation
  Pelham Councilman Ron Scott calls Mayor Gary Waters' concerns about the city's $45 million debt as reason for not immediately pursuing a municipal school district a "straw man argument." PELHAM, Alabama -- Pelham Mayor Gary Waters on Monday night...
  July 9, 2013 - Birmingham News