Straw man (disambiguation)

A straw man is a form of argument and an informal fallacy.

Straw man or strawman may also refer to:

General

 * Straw man (dummy), a dummy made from straw from which the other concepts take their names
 * Craterocephalus stramineus, a species of fish

Law and commerce

 * 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

Publications

 * Straw Man (novel), a 1951 novel by Doris Miles Disney
 * The Straw Man, a 1957 novel by Jean Giono
 * Straw Man (comics), a 1975 Marvel Comics character
 * Straw Men (novel), a 2001 novel by Martin J. Smith
 * The Straw Men, a 2002 novel by Michael Marshall

Film

 * The Straw Man (film), a 1953 British film
 * Strawman (film), a 1987 Taiwanese film

Music

 * "Strawman", a 1989 song by Lou Reed from New York
 * "Straw Man", a 2019 song by Silversun Pickups from Widow's Weeds