英语词汇“straw man”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

He looked a straw man set out to announce some holiday. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

"I'm supposed to ride against the straw man." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

That can sometimes feel less like revealing a hidden truth and more like building a straw man and blowing it down. You Know Your History? These Podcasts Aren’t So Sure 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z

If you feel the show "conflates issues," why not address those issues instead of setting up an immigration straw man to knock down? On ‘Black Lightning,’ a Superhero Takes On Race, Justice and the Real World 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z

The premise, thus construed, is a straw man. Same-sex marriage: They’ll just never get it 2013-03-10T13:01:00Z

Buckley, far from being the straw man of the pair, is arguably the more complicated. Review: In ‘Best of Enemies,’ a TV Duel Becomes a Theater Gem 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z

We use them as a straw man to amplify our sense of surprise or delight or disappointment. Perspective | Is Crystal Bridges, in rural Arkansas, the most woke museum in America? 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z

“Believe all women” isn’t a good slogan, but it’s a great straw man. Perspective | ‘Believe Women’ was a slogan. ‘Believe All Women’ is a straw man. 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z

The problem is that “When Harry Met Sally” is a straw man. With age, Judd Apatow’s series “Love” on Netflix finds itself 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z

With another, he says you can’t “blame Black people” for Jewish pain, erecting a straw man with deftness. When Jewish Artists Wrestle With Antisemitism 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z

Borzello's book sets up the entire history of the body in art before modern times as a straw man. Naked or nude? Laying bare an artistic divide 2012-11-28T16:53:35Z

She is a straw man — useful only after she has been stripped of her subjectivity and drained of all substance. When an Abortion Story Is Told as a Caper, Thriller or Farce 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z

In Episode 7, we do identify a “boogeyman,” but then it turns out to be a straw man. In ‘The Baby,’ Killing With Cuteness 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z

First, Isherwood seems to misunderstand what a straw man is: it involves an effort to refute an argument that was not advanced by an opponent. Review: ‘Dry Powder,’ a High-Finance Comedy Drama 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z

The weightless performance offered no compelling alternative to that straw man “Germanic Beethoven.” Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra Head to Lincoln Center Festival 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

The Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival, Peterborough, Fri to 16 Jan Poets, folk dancers, storytelling, a Cajun party and the burning of a giant straw man mark the traditional folk festival for Plough Monday. This week's new events 2011-01-08T00:06:36Z

It may make an easy target, but it’s a straw man. Bankers in the Age of Bernie: Do They Need Camouflage? 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z

He is fencing with a poorly stuffed straw man. In ‘Languages of Truth,’ Salman Rushdie Defends the Extraordinary 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z

“It is the product of affluence all around. There is always a straw man to complain about it, whether it’s the lawn mower or the teenagers drinking on the beach.” Airport Noise is Raising Hackles in the Hamptons This Summer 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z

I still think Stoppard sets up a straw man in the figure of Brodie: a Glaswegian political activist whose clunkingly awful TV play is espoused by Annie, and Henry agrees to rewrite. Review 2010-04-21T23:44:00Z

Knocking down a straw man is always embarrassing. A shabby wall-text marks debut of new Whitney Museum 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z

Still, I’ve always thought the commonly propagated complaint about the dearth of “classic” films on Netflix something of a straw man. The Hidden Gems of 2017 Movies Are on ... Netflix? 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z

Anna’s callow righteousness is drawn a little too bluntly, and at times she comes dangerously close to being a straw man for Hester’s eloquent defenses of traditional liberal values. Theater Review: ‘City of Conversation’ Charts a Sea Change in Washington 2014-05-06T02:00:01Z

Instead, however, the right creates a straw man argument against a powerful, academic left that doesn’t exist. We don’t need to “rethink college” — we need to rethink the arguments against it 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z

But Isherwood suggests that one is just laughing at a "straw man" because the play "just brings us the unsurprising news" that folks in finance are motivated by greed. Review: ‘Dry Powder,’ a High-Finance Comedy Drama 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z

Technology, a mixed blessing to be sure, is here a towering straw man, responsible for much of our unhappiness. Review: ‘How to Be Bored’ Looks at How to Deal With the Blahs 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z

“Three paragraphs don’t resonate around the world like that if they’re just a straw man,” he said. The Harper’s ‘Letter,’ cancel culture and the summer that drove a lot of smart people mad 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z

But you know you’re laughing at a straw man, or rather a straw woman. Review: ‘Dry Powder,’ a High-Finance Comedy Drama 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z

That these insurers would wait to see if the Supreme Court upholds federal insurance mandates is then somehow taken as proof that their straw man has been eviscerated. Will Buying Health Insurance Across State Lines Reduce Costs? 2012-05-11T15:52:21Z

Vogel’s notion of subversive art depended on his setting up of a straw man of conventions that films subverted, the norms that they defied. The Limits of American Cinephilia 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z

A gruff general, disagreeing with Kirkman and peacocking around the edges like a cartoon villain, serves as a pretty flimsy straw man. ‘Designated Survivor’ Series Premiere: Glasses Off 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z

Everyone should read this book, and then never go near a mill, a field or a straw man again. How Edgar Allan Poe scared the bejesus out of my childhood heart 2010-07-07T11:34:00Z

First, it creates a straw man, reviving the notion, now defunct, of the Dark Ages. Exhibition Review: A Golden Age in Science, Full of Light and Shadow 2010-12-09T23:34:00Z

Instead we are given a giant Orwellian straw man, the type of state that very few members of the film's audience would ever dream of openly supporting. "Captive State" is boring 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z

In a lesser show than “Game,” having such a simply detestable straw man might seem a cheat, a cheap way to get the audience’s blood up. “Game of Thrones’” overstuffed finale 2012-06-04T15:26:00Z

This is a straw man, and about as convincing as several of his comparisons between British imperialists and modern NGOs. A Close-Up Look at the British Men and Women Who Ruled India 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z

Google the words “opera isn’t about horned helmets” and you will find large and respectable professional opera companies perpetuate the image as a straw man, which they then hope to knock down. Put a lid on the operatic Viking helmet cliché 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

Virgil’s statement is the philosophical straw man against which von Trier tilts. Review: Lars Von Trier’s Empty, Repugnant Provocations “The House That Jack Built” 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z

We stuffed them into a straw man made of twigs and later burned him in the fire. Meet the modern-day Pagans who celebrate the ancient gods 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z

In the end, Gopnik’s woodworker starts to look more like a straw man. Memo to Parents: Back Off, and Children Learn More 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z

The not-approved-by-the-FDA argument is “a bit of a straw man,” says Grant. Is marijuana close to being legalized? 2012-10-15T16:47:00Z

When atheists reject all these as superstitions, they are not attacking a straw man. Lourdes: realistic about religion 2010-04-07T11:00:00Z

One quibble is that the book’s thesis, that literature is boringly in thrall to Aristotle, is a bit of a straw man. The Deeply Wacky Pleasures of Jane Alison’s “Meander, Spiral, Explode” 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z

We asked for blessings; we burned our straw man. Meet the modern-day Pagans who celebrate the ancient gods 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z

"It turned out that neither the country, nor the army, nor Russian industry were ready for war, and so-called Ukraine was far from being a straw man in military terms." Jailed Russian nationalist Girkin says he'd be better president than Putin 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z

I respectfully suggest that this is a straw man even an Alaskan salmon could identify. Closing out a Supreme Court term tainted by corruption 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z

Many staff members agreed with Mr. Licht on the general notion that the network should play it straight, and he and others viewed the new leadership as “punching at a straw man.” Does CNN’s Turmoil Mean There’s No Room on Cable for Independent News? 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z

It said the way the accounts were structured indicated he was being used as “a straw man.” 4 bankers convicted over Swiss account of longtime Putin pal 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z

“Make no mistake, this is yet another straw man through which the Russians are driving a stake,” U.S. A look at the uranium-based ammo the U.K. will send to Ukraine 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z

The prosecutors contend the bankers should have suspected Mr. Roldugin was not the beneficial owner of these assets but only, as the indictment suggests, a “straw man” or “wallet” for Mr. Putin. Swiss Bankers Charged With Overlooking Millions Tied to Putin’s Friend 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z

"It's a straw man, it's a boogie monster, it's not really a real thing, so they make up stories," she said. Tennessee takes lead in Republican effort to restrict drag shows 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z

Conservative MP Richard Graham also criticised the government's response, accusing it of "various straw man arguments". Spiking: No need for specific offence, government says 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z

To the contrary, critics have been habitually dismissed as attacking a "straw man," or of putting forward their critiques in "bad faith." What the Sam Bankman-Fried debacle can teach us about "longtermism" 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z

But the US claims he is a "straw man" - intended to conceal the identity of the true owners. Inside the capture of a Russian oligarch's superyacht 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z

Our divisive party politics helps to prop up straw man candidates. Perspective | Nonetheless, they voted 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z

More importantly, the idea that increasing deterrence against Russia will lead to war is a straw man. Opinion | The skeptics are wrong: The U.S. can confront both China and Russia 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z

"It's a bit of a straw man," Schutz, the University of Nebraska water law expert, said of Nebraska's concern about the Colorado projects. Is Nebraska building a $500 million ‘canal to nowhere’ just to own the libs? 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z

“The term ‘deputy gang’ has become a racist dog whistle, a fact-free straw man argument designed for political purposes and financial gain,” he said. As hearing on 'deputy gangs' opens, testimony adds to years of allegations 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z

Mr Studhalter was accused in a French court of being a so-called "straw man", or proxy, for Mr Kerimov - involved in hiding the oligarch's wealth. Tory donor’s 'link' to sanctioned oligarch’s secret London property 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z

I think that is kind of a straw man argument that Moxie makes, because we are not denying it. Chris Dixon thinks web3 is the future of the internet — is it? 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z

That investigation called attention to Kerimov’s long-standing association with a Swiss accountant and investor, Alexander Studhalter, suspected by French prosecutors of functioning as a “straw man,” secretly holding the villas on behalf of the oligarch. U.S. hunt for Russian oligarchs’ huge fortunes faces barriers offshore

They believed Mr Studhalter was a false beneficial owner, or straw man, for Mr Kerimov - but criminal cases against both men were halted, with indictments against them being cancelled by a French appeal court. Hidden wealth of one of Putin’s 'inner circle' revealed 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z

“You could try and create a straw man here, but it does not hold,” said New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker at the committee’s vote earlier this week. Senate poised to confirm Jackson to Supreme Court 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z

“You could try and create a straw man here, but it does not hold,” said New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker. Murkowski, Romney back Jackson, all but assure confirmation 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z

Funneling money surreptitiously to campaigns through other donors — known as straw man donations — would violate federal campaign finance laws. Erik Prince Helped Raise Money for Conservative Spy Venture 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z

Partly it comes down to changing times — the eclipse of Communism, though it survives as a straw man — and partly it’s a young ideologue’s tendency to get mired in political abstractions. Review: Angela Davis revises herself. She's never mattered more 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z

Mr Studhalter maintains he was "never the straw man for my Russian friend". Hidden wealth of one of Putin’s 'inner circle' revealed 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z

The left insists that critical race theory is a straw man, distorted for purposes of fearmongering. Opinion | There’s a lot for conservatives to embrace in critical race theory. The question is what we should do with it. 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z

So it is truly a shame that we prefer to condemn a straw man called critical race theory rather than wrestle with the very real gaps in our understanding. Are diversifying suburbs like Irvine ready for a conversation about race? 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z

The entire concept feels more like the kind of straw man a classic Star Trek episode would set up, with a moralizing speech about how “greed is bad... in space!” hamfistedly closing out the episode. Funko’s new Star Trek NFTs show that resistance is futile 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z

“We’ve built this straw man that this is what happens and we call up and ask for permission to push this button,” Boone said. Aaron Boone — ‘part of the solution, not a problem’ — will return as Yankees manager 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z

You shouldn't reduce your opponent to a straw man. Steven Pinker: "I'm trying to resolve how we can be so rational and irrational at the same time" 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z

An uninformed reader would be led to believe that this is a real problem when it is just a straw man constructed by the GOP to generate anger and boost turnout among ignorant voters. Opinion | The criticisms of a theory 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z

The famous logical fallacy of straw man argumentation works because it sort of hijacks the mind's immune system and induces it to overreact to a good argument. From QAnon to anti-vaccination, scholar Andy Norman says we face a scourge of "mind parasites" 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z

I was just a prop to fill air time, a convenient straw man to misrepresent and then attack. Column: I used to hate being attacked by Larry Elder. Now I consider it a badge of honor 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z

“Nobody is contesting ‘teaching history’ or ‘teaching slavery,’ and to accuse parents of doing so is not only lazy, it’s also a straw man,” Ms. Neily said. Parents groups opposed to critical race theory vow not to back down 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z

Bishops arguing against a document as too narrow and too penalty-focused, Henricks said, “were arguing against a straw man, a red herring.” After controversy, U.S. Catholic bishops say there will be ‘no national policy on withholding Communion from politicians’ 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z

Bishops arguing against a document as too narrow and too penalty-focused, Hendricks said, “were arguing against a straw man, a red herring.” After much ado, U.S. Catholic bishops announce ‘no national policy on withholding Communion from politicians’ 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z

To rescue the theater, Andy, a useful straw man, proposes a production of “Othello,” with Al Pacino playing the title role in blackface. Review: Killer cast, talented creatives. What went wrong with 'Off Broadway'? 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z

Bots are everywhere online, often performing tedious tasks, yet Brain said that they've become "the straw man for a lot of political issues in the U.S." Think climate change isn’t "click-worthy"? These bots disagree 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z

Church said supposed concerns about equity were “a straw man argument” that “Big Tobacco wants to use to distract.” L.A. is taking aim at flavored tobacco. Hookah businesses are upset 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z

Indeed, beef as straw man is not accidental, according to Marion Nestle, an author and nutrition professor emerita at New York University. Biden’s climate change plan may not nix cheeseburgers, but science says beef should be on the chopping block 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z

Citizens owe absolute, unquestioning fealty to this mightiest of nations, but are provided with the straw man of "government" on which to expend any spillover hostility. More lies we live by: How exactly did America come to love billionaires so much? 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z

But Republicans tried mightily to stuff that straw man. Opinion | This isn’t a confirmation. It’s a referendum on the legitimacy of the Supreme Court. 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z

In debating, the straw man is a logical fallacy in which you attribute to your opponent something he hasn’t argued, then knock down the fake argument. Opinion | Trump huffs and puffs, but his campaign is built of strawmen 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z

He criticized Democrats for relying on a “straw man argument” about religious discrimination while crafting a bill that more broadly restricts presidential authority. House OKs repeal of Trump travel ban decried as anti-Muslim 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z

Democrats tried to steer the debate from that straw man to the topic at hand. Opinion | Republicans are more worried about Michael Flynn than police brutality 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z

So I think that all this screaming about testing is setting up a straw man just for criticism. Coronavirus questions answered: How long can you be asymptomatic? 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z

And yes, microtransactions are an easy straw man to poke fun of as an example of corporate greed, but “Journey to the Savage Planet” isn’t exactly bucking conventions. Review | ‘Journey to the Savage Planet’: Forgettable for so many reasons

“For the ‘liberals’ to become the straw man for the extreme right’s power grab is a scandal of the highest order”. Centre-right German parties vote with AfD to oust Thuringia premier 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z

Binyamin Appelbaum sets up a straw man in order to advance an attack on preservation that has been mounted in recent years by a number of developers and economists. Opinion | Preserving Historic Buildings 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z

The makers of the ACT and SAT said on Tuesday that the plaintiffs had created a straw man by blaming the tests for inequality in society and education. University of California Is Sued Over Use of SAT and ACT in Admissions 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z

You’re basically saying any generalization about a group, whether true or false—and we know it doesn’t apply to everybody in the group, because that’s just a straw man—is racist. A Penn Law Professor Wants to Make America White Again 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z

Second, they use "straw man" buyers who function as middlemen, purchasing guns legally and then turning around and selling them to criminals. If "Blue Lives Matter," how come conservatives won't back gun control to save cops? 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z

McConnell isn't being accused of sympathy to Moscow because his opponents lack valid grounds for criticism and are resorting to a straw man fallacy. Trumpists are the real McCarthyists 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z

To some extent, then, Biden is erecting a straw man by claiming that people think the crime bill caused mass incarceration. Analysis | Joe Biden’s defense of the 1994 crime bill’s role in mass incarcerations 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z

“Part of my self-assigned role is to provide some of the context, the nuance, where it makes sense again. Because it’s the straw man, it’s the boogeyman for an awful lot of people.” The Many, Tangled American Definitions of Socialism 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z

Perry couches the needless mess as an effort to better provide for his family, which is fine, noble, and good, in addition to being an obvious straw man. Shockingly, the guy who will wear O.J. Simpson's number for the Bills this season has a terrible take about it - Golf Digest 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z

“It is kind of a straw man,” he said. China to bid on D.C. Metro rail deal as national security hawks circle 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z

I heard from one lunatic last week who used the old automobile straw man: cars kill, so what are you saying, we should ban cars, too? Youuuuu might be a gun nut if . . . 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z

“Collusion” — or, rather, “no collusion” — was bound to become a straw man for President Trump and his supporters to knock down with glee. Opinion | George Conway: Trump is guilty — of being unfit for office 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z

Mr. Trump in effect set up a straw man by overstating their testimony, and they could honestly knock it down without taking back what they actually did say. What Do You Learn About Trump in an 85-Minute Interview? 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z

Adam Grant sets up so many straw man arguments that one hardly knows where to begin. Opinion | Are Straight A’s the Road to Success? 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z

Geist noted there’s frequently a “straw man” in his conspiracy theories. MSNBC’s Morning Joe panel cracks up over Trump’s “cereal” conspiracy 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z

I do feel that he has done a lot of good things, although I am also terrified that this nightmare straw man full of only bile and bad impulses will maybe do something bad. Opinion | I am the real Resistance, the Resistance within the Trump administration 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

To say that industry disinformation isn’t the whole story is to knock down a straw man: the fact remains that it is a major--and perhaps the most important--part of the story. The GOP and Big Oil can't escape blame for climate change | Dana Nuccitelli 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z

“Unlike the Qualcomm case, it’s not credible that there are competition concerns that prevent China’s approval. Using antitrust as an excuse would look like a straw man.” In Trump era, Disney-Fox deal still faces regulatory hurdle: China 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z

It all seems a bit straw man and unnecessary. World Cup 2018: reaction after England's defeat to Croatia – live! 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

It isn’t so, because the argument that there is a Democratic establishment resisting the progressive tide is a straw man. Opinion | Ocasio-Cortez just did Democrats a big favor 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z

I think the point of Mr. Douthat’s column was simply to create a straw man of “abortion extremists” to advocate for his anti-choice views. Opinion | The Heated Debate Over Abortion 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z

Just for fun, I will agree to dance as your straw man. Why Have We Soured on the ‘Devil’s Advocate’? 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z

In essence, Kirk is just Fox News for college students: overly confident rhetoric, backed up by at best fudged data, taking down a far left straw man. I went inside a rightwing safe space to find out the truth about universities | Cas Mudde 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z

“While I won’t go quite as far as to call it a straw man, that post was definitely designed to provoke a response,” Bosworth wrote in a memo obtained by The Verge. Here are the internal Facebook posts of employees discussing today’s leaked memo 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z

Dan Caldwell, the executive director of Concerned Veterans for America, strenuously disputed Dr. Shulkin’s analysis and said the secretary was using privatization as a “straw man” to distract from his own ethical lapses. Veterans Affairs Shake-Up Stirs New Fears of Privatized Care 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z

Dan Caldwell, executive director of Concerned Veterans for America, disputed Shulkin’s analysis and said the secretary was using privatization as a “straw man” to distract from his own ethical lapses. Latest shake-up at VA stokes new fears of privatized care 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z

Nationalism is a powerful current in Iranian life, and Mr. Trump is offering Ayatollah Khamenei the gift of a credible straw man — with alacrity, it seems. Opinion | Iran’s Protesters Want One Thing: Accountability 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z

He was going after a straw man that has been around since Ronald Reagan’s Cadillac-driving welfare cheat. Attitudes toward children and the working poor fit for Scrooge 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z

While I won’t go quite as far as to call it a straw man, that post was definitely designed to provoke a response. Here are the internal Facebook posts of employees discussing today’s leaked memo 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z

I can always tell when one of my arguments hits home: My opponents deliberately distort what I said, create a straw man, then knock it down. Opinion | There is no Dershowitz-Dowd argument 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

“It’s a straw man,” said Blake Trask, policy director for the Cascade Bicycle Club. Nearly 3 decades of fighting and still no agreement on Seattle’s Burke-Gilman missing link 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z

Maybe all that sounds like a straw man. Russia’s interference could be the end of social media anonymity 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z

There is a tendency to obsess over the influence of managers, to hoist them aloft as a straw man, patsy and all-round piñata for every misstep, every note of misfortune, every beached ambition. Jürgen Klopp two years on – how much progress has been made? | Barney Ronay 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z

But in his piece on Trump he created this odd straw man called "the Left" which he easily denounced for its shortcomings on race. Opinion | How Ta-Nehisi Coates Gives Whiteness Power 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z

One purpose of these rules is to identify straw man arguments — that is, when one side misrepresents the positions taken by another in order to “win” the discussion. Meet the Rozsa Rule: Here's how to weed fake facts out of political debates 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z

I don’t assume they’re apathetic and callow like the straw man this author constructed does, but they are uninformed. Opinion | What Does America Stand For? We Asked Teenagers 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z

“Attacking the ‘Selfish Gene’ idea is a straw man tactic” Reflections on the “Dangerous Delusions of Richard Dawkins” 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z

So "density" is a bit of a straw man in terms of gauging the dynamism of a city. Seattle Climbs but Austin Sprawls: The Myth of the Return to Cities 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z

Geneticists burned down that straw man long ago. Intelligence research should not be held back by its past 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z

Or a convenient straw man, as the planet’s second-richest person after Bill Gates. Amazon went public in 1997 and changed how we live 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z

“One of the president’s best strategies is to have a straw man,” said former Trump aide Sam Nunberg. With his presidency in turmoil, Trump keeps returning to past victories — and old foes 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z

The coastal liberal, that great straw man, is considered to be smug and insulated from the consequences of the “politically correct” positions he or she holds, particularly on immigration. The best way to counter the far right? Know the enemy | Hari Kunzru 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z

But he was merely setting up the straw man to knock it down. Suddenly, Muslims are America’s untouchables | Nesrine Malik 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z

He put the straw man of the popular vote in place and then demonstrated the many ways in which the electoral college is superior to “simpleminded majoritarianism.” Debating the so-called excellent electoral vote system 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z

Finally, there is the trade-war straw man used to forecast Armageddon. A Vote for Trump Is a Vote for Growth 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z

Galanis, working with his family members, then helped the straw man deposit the shares into U.S. brokerage accounts, prosecutors said. Ex-Gerova Financial president convicted of securities fraud 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z

There was never any need for the United States to put boots on the ground — that has been Obama’s straw man, a totally fatuous excuse for inaction. Aleppo is a symbol of American weakness 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z

Instead, however, that core question was used as a straw man. In making light of identity, Lionel Shriver disregards history and reality | Yassmin Abdel-Magied 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z

Donald Trump defended himself Thursday against Hillary Clinton's efforts to paint him and his campaign as racist, accusing Democrats of falling back on a straw man argument because they can't win on policy. Trump: We Are Not Racists 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z

In fact, the article headline could be rewritten with Sanders' name rather than Trump's: the only difference is the straw man scapegoat. For Whites Sensing Decline, Donald Trump Unleashes Words of Resistance 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z

The right to self-defense is a straw man argument. Texas Open-Carry Laws Blurred Lines Between Suspects and Marchers 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z

There’s the straw man, as if anyone were claiming that “using the term” is sufficient to constitute “a counterterrorism strategy.” ‘War on Women’ Redux 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z

Obama and the Times are setting up a straw man. Sex, Lies and Orlando 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z

The techno utopian, I think, is a straw man. Digital prophet Kevin Kelly: I’ve learned a lot from Spielberg 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z

Additionally, that straw man is certainly not the one the Court struck down in Roe and affirmed in Casey. How ‘Empowerment’ Became Something for Women to Buy 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z

The Post is setting up something of a straw man here. The ISIS Primary 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z

However, that statement is a straw man made to be knocked down by the concluding sentence. I hope and pray that Donald Trump is not the Republican nominee. The arguments for and against electing Donald Trump 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z

As gun violence increasingly affects communities of color, the monolith of Wall Street seems more and more like an abstract straw man – a trope of white voter anxiety – than the bullets cutting us down. Hillary Clinton may be behind – our panelists share why she keeps their vote 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z

“If it’s not in his name,” Mr. Jankoff said, according to the report, “then he needs what is known as a straw man.” Report Describes Lawyers’ Advice on Moving Suspect Funds Into U.S. 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z

It is just another week at the office when some politician uses New York as a straw man for his or her dumb prejudices. Ted Cruz and Donald Trump’s Familiar Feud Over New York 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z

In a recent column by Dana Milbank, the Washington Post columnist addresses what has become the ultimate straw man for Republican presidential candidates this year. The GOP has become the party from George Orwell’s nightmares 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z

Presumably it was the same officer who provided Chris Christie with this straw man: The GOP turns ‘political correctness’ into the mother of all straw men 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z

The math is odd, but as long as he’s at it, let me cite the casualty that’s in plain sight: the straw man he slayed. No, Mr. Obama, staying out of Syria didn’t save lives. It cost them. 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z

And the straw man attack on "analytics" is weak at best. To Cam Newton, the Only Numbers That Matter Are 10 and 0 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z

They are in hand-to-hand combat with a phantom; charging towards a straw man as if he were made of steel. Let battle commence! 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z

Not only does this mean that no debate is ever really settled, it means that there's no such thing as a straw man. If you're reading about an internet boycott, it probably doesn't exist 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z

For one thing, his entire argument is built on a straw man, which is that pundits aren’t being “objective” in their assessments. Bernie Sanders truthers, step down: There’s no conspiracy to hide that he “won” the debate 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z

“His donors even call him a straw man, stuffed with cash.” This Fake Candidate Just Beat Jeb Bush in a Straw Poll 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z

Carson elides these physical realities by creating a straw man: he says that scientists believe that, after the Big Bang, the universe was “perfectly ordered.” Ben Carson's Scientific Ignorance 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z

This is the classic "straw man" tactic, where the position being refuted isn't a position held by any reputable person in the first place. Diet in a Taubesy-Turvy World 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z

Ignore the climate sceptics who set up a straw man of the need for ‘settled science’ and then burn it to the ground. Prepare farms for the future 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z

But of course, to have a straw man, you have to have everybody involved in unison. Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

Democrats, meanwhile, say Republicans are creating a straw man to fire up the GOP base as they try to resist America's changing social mores. A straw man or a real threat? Conservatives warn that IRS could target gay marriage opponents 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

In his June 7 op-ed column, “The super PAC minuet,” George F. Will used a straw man to argue that reformers want to regulate campaign speech by regulating campaign contributions. Here’s how to really boost free speech 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z

But the attack mounted is against a straw man. Diets of Straw 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z

“The Internet” is the universal straw man, a hero or villain for every occasion. The Weekender: Tidal according to Jay Z and Uber's birthday party 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z

This is a straw man argument: experts in the field don’t think genetic testing is “rock solid”, and the 17% rate of disagreement in disease-mutation association is not that surprising. 17% Of Our Genetic Knowledge Is Wrong 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z

Note, Obama wasn’t taking on a straw man in his remarks – he referenced actual claims from GOP lawmakers and candidates. Obama fact-checks his GOP critics 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z

He may be trying to erect a straw man that same-sex marriage proponents can use as a tool for fundraising and political activism. California Anti-Gay Ballot Measure Proposal Is Disgusting 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z

We should all be able to recognize straw man arguments if we are looking for them. Diets of Straw 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z

In other words, they wonder, has official papal rhetoric set up a straw man? Why Pope Francis Won’t Let Women Become Priests 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z

The concerns raised are well grounded and a far cry from the straw man ones presented by Vinik. Rand Paul Draws Liberal Fire As The American Left Discovers Its Inner Love Of The Fed, Part Two 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z

“That does not mean the massive numbers as the president sets up that straw man all the time, but it does mean forward air controllers, special forces and many others.” Boehner says Obama's military authorization request falls short 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z

The straw man the author starts with is flawed. What $750,000 Buys You in New York City 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z

But compounding it is those straw man arguments. Diets of Straw 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z

Ms. Parker’s use of Mr. Sharpton as a straw man for her argument merely deflects attention from the real issue. America’s real race issue 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z

But political correctness is a strange thing - often a straw man for those who would prefer the comfort of old ways to the difficulty of changing their minds. Why the word 'redskin' matters 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z

But on net neutrality Franken has picked on an easy straw man, and in my mind his target has the better of it. Al Franken, Ted Cruz and Net Neutrality Rights and Wrongs 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z

While many Republicans are using their ads to tie Democrats to President Obama, the N.R.A.’s strategy has been to use former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York as a Democratic straw man. 2014 October 15 - First Draft. Political News, Now. - NYTimes.com 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z

I also realised that there’s a limit to how much straw you can stuff in a straw man before he is no longer shaped like a believable man. Tim Minchin: how my beat poem took the world by Storm 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z

But these days Congress would rather spend its time jousting with a convenient digital straw man. Congress Cries Wolf Over Internet Access Taxes 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z

It was a combination of two favorite Obama White House tactics: Blame Bush and put up a straw man to knock down, then act like you just made a good point. Contrary to Obama Administration, George W. Bush Took War With Iraq Seriously 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z

You will perhaps forgive me if I use you as a straw man to draw out a few principles for my readers. A Nation of Shopkeepers 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z

The first sentence of the Times article noted U.S. passenger rail “still lags far behind Europe and China,” but that’s an absurd and annoyingly common straw man to use to slag the program. The Truth About Obama's High-Speed Rail Program 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z

“For weeks I’d been wanting to write a straw man argument takedown, but I couldn’t find the right argument to oppose. Then my four year-old said something totally wrong about String Theory.” The Booming Instant Gratification Economy and Other Fascinating News on the Web 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z

He said Gardner was putting up "a straw man" by suggesting that he would stand in the way of energy development. In Colorado, lines are drawn for an election battle over fracking 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z

Kates argues convincingly that Keynes had to set Say up as a sort of straw man so that he could remove Say’s ideas from the economists’ discourse and the public’s thinking. Time to Put a New Economic Tool in the Box 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z

For instance, on the walls near the entrance to Cranwell Parish Church, in Lincolnshire, there is a figure identified as "the straw man". Mysteries of medieval graffiti 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z

Display a straw man proposal as to the type of meetings, the frequency of those meeting and who should be in which meetings. Never Leave Internal Communications To Chance In Midsized Companies 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

But Shakman, who successfully pressed for a 1972 court decree that prohibits patronage hiring, said that was a “straw man” argument. Shakman: Quinn claim on hiring a ‘straw man’ 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z

Well was perhaps a bit of a straw man question. London Tech Week Is Upon Us - The Opportunities Are Real But So Are The Challenges 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z

But in turn she constructs a political straw man, accusing critics of suggesting that diplomats stage an un-American “retreat” from the world. Hillary Clinton’s bad book 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z

As was inevitable, President Obama attacked the straw man of “isolationism,” even though it’s hard to find a true isolationist in Washington. Barack Obama's Feckless and Foolish Foreign Policy: Doing Too Much And Doing It Badly 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z

This is a straw man of the highest order. Objectively bad: Ezra Klein, Nate Silver, Jonathan Chait and return of the “view from nowhere” 2014-04-12T10:30:00Z

At the Republican Jewish Coalition meeting in Las Vegas this weekend, Paul was nowhere to be found, but his presence was felt in the form of a straw man—and frequent worry. GOP Hawks Worry Rand Paul Has Too Much Ron 2014-03-31T04:45:08Z

“Northwestern is the straw man,” said Gene Marsh, a former chairman of the infractions committee for the N.C.A.A. Test in Northwestern Case: Is College Football a Job? 2014-02-22T16:22:10Z

No one is talking about taping mouths: This is your classic “straw man.” Get over yourself, New York Times. You’re not standing up to anyone 2013-12-18T12:43:00Z

They create their own driver’s licenses and include their thumbprints on documents to distinguish their flesh and blood person from a “straw man” persona that they say has been created by the false government. Citizens Without a Country Wage Battle With Liens 2013-08-24T01:13:40Z

"This is almost one reasonably attractive option and a straw man that looks pretty unattractive," he said. Pentagon downplays prospects of cancelling F-35, bomber 2013-08-02T02:13:06Z

The AFP ad sets up a straw man — the notion that people are going to lose access to their doctor. A new ad attacking ‘Obamacare’ 2013-07-09T10:00:00Z

Even more frustrating is the straw man description of video games. Susan Greenfield and the rise of the Facebook zombies 2013-04-08T14:44:50Z

I wrote last year, by calling it a witch hunt Poldermans defeats a straw man and portrays himself as a victim. Embers Of Poldermans Case Still Smoldering 2013-03-24T22:42:38Z

We could ultimately wind up with Democrat-sponsored legislation that merely toughens penalties for so-called “straw man” gun purchases and beefs up school safety. Dianne Feinstein’s lonely crusade 2013-03-19T20:01:00Z

Firstly, the anti-aid brigade mounts what is largely a straw man argument. Money may be tight, but 'smart aid' to developing countries can really work 2013-01-13T14:47:21Z

I have, however, seen ample evidence of science writers who take this position, thereby setting up a straw man they can then pretend to take down. Letters: An Age-Old Question: Readers Debate Science and Theology 2012-12-06T15:22:42Z

Keynes debated a straw man version of classical economics because he was almot ignorant about it. Monetary policy: Will next time be different? A report from the 30th Cato monetary conference 2012-11-16T23:06:54Z

Jibrell asked a few of his key lieutenants to develop a straw man prioritizing the project ideas that were proposed by the various Vice Presidents. Two Steps to Build Innovative IT DNA at HHMI 2012-11-28T15:17:01Z

Chomping on a fine Cuban cigar, he speculated that Seif might even be a straw man for America. Obama’s Gamble in Syria 2012-11-10T09:45:00Z

In the US we call this a straw man argument and I believe in the UK it is called an Aunt Sally argument. Amtrak: Another big year for Amtrak 2012-10-15T14:44:09Z

Second, find the biggest available straw man, and then just mercilessly attack him. Obama and Romney Attend Al Smith Charity Dinner 2012-10-19T04:23:49Z

Witch hunts are never acceptable, and by calling it a witch hunt Poldermans defeats a straw man. Don Poldermans And The Dutch Research Scandal 2012-10-15T19:26:43Z

There is also an argument to be made that calories are the straw man, or scapegoat, of the soft drink world. Soda, Calories, and a Full Accounting 2012-10-11T22:41:00Z

While Saakashvilli is viewed as an agent of Washingtion, the leader of the opposition coalition, Georgian Dream, is allegedly a straw man for Putin. Election Results: Who's Winning Georgia? 2012-10-02T01:13:35Z

To think we are meant to be truly rational, and to then cite biased decision-making as failures to meet that ideal, is to strike down a straw man. Chasing Laplace's Demon 2012-09-18T13:15:03.413Z

The new straw man is people hoping for the decline of America.” For Romney and Ryan, It’s Hardball and Softball 2012-09-15T01:56:29Z

Augustine, who described the proposal as a "straw man," said it was "not without pain." Antarctic Research Upgrades Could Put Polar Science on Ice 2012-07-24T15:45:00.183Z

The mayor has also tried to justify the racial profiling by creating a straw man: “If we stopped people based on census numbers, we would stop many fewer criminals.” SchoolBook: Over a Decade Later, Still Learning the Lessons of Stop-and-Frisk 2012-06-15T17:48:29Z

I don’t know whether Chow is right or wrong, but his arguments merit more than the dismissive straw man treatment you’ve given them. The Mathematician's Obesity Fallacy 2012-05-16T18:15:43.583Z

There are no scrolling tickers to guide our thought process, and no straw man arguments to bait the viewing audience. Does hacktivism mean the end of ideology? 2012-04-20T12:15:00Z

But this is a straw man, since Ladd never made a causal statement about income. A new poverty-doesn?t-really-matter-much argument 2012-03-16T15:51:00Z

He is what they call a straw man. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z

A preacher by the name of Smith, a teacher in some seminary out in Ohio, challenged this "man of straw," and the straw man put him out. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z

So if ever there was a straw man in climatology circles, it would be that the science of anthropogenic global warming is “settled.” Dot Earth Blog: 'Settled Science' and CO2 2011-10-06T22:45:52Z

Not content to leave it there, the mayor swiftly constructed a straw man. City Room: When the Mayor's Management Style Becomes a Study in Arrested Development 2011-09-04T20:42:26Z

The issue was promptly fixed, but not before causing a bit of a stir; while some users took up torches and pitchforks, others saw the “scandal” as a straw man for the location privacy debate. South Korea Fine Makes Apple Pay The (Tiny) Price: .0000001% Of Last Quarter's Revenue 2011-08-04T15:33:22Z

It's called the straw man fallacy: refuting arguments nobody's made. The mindless hysteria of right-wing sheep 2011-06-30T00:30:00Z

And yet there is a jittery sense among Republican savants that Romney is a straw man, ready to be toppled, because the party has changed irrevocably. Outsiders vs. Insiders: The Struggle for the Soul of the GOP 2011-06-16T10:10:00Z

In fact, Prokhorov has been handpicked by President Dmitry Medvedev as a safe straw man to lead a opposition party that will lightly criticize the Kremlin but avoid any real dissent. Oligarch Mikhail Prokhorov Set To Head New Party 2011-06-12T14:00:00Z

His statements of Atheistic opinions are monstrous perversions, and his answers are directed against the straw man built together by himself. A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays 2011-05-31T02:00:28.247Z

The NFL called the last brief filed by the players a "straw man" attack that made blanket suggestions and ignored important pieces of legislation. NFL: Court Must Honor Labor Law in Lockout Ruling 2011-05-27T01:15:02Z

In their misleading argument, Distler and Garibaldi make unnecessary assumptions about how the embedding needs to happen, and then prove it can't happen that way -- a "straw man" argument. Garrett Lisi responds to criticism of his proposed unified theory of physics 2011-05-04T13:15:11.570Z

In recent weeks, this contrast led the Washington Post's Dana Milbank to erect a straw man argument—that Carney's arrival would usher in a new era of press room harmony. Press Sec Carney Tells Media Which Side He's On 2011-02-17T18:31:51Z

Like the good professors, it appears that the judge thinks that substantive coercion is a straw man, which is too vague to be used and can serve to protect an entrenched board. DealBook: Who Won in the Airgas Poison Pill Case? 2011-02-16T17:44:29Z

The straw man is not real, except that he is the cautionary tale we use to warn ourselves about going too far with our baser impulses. The Fifth Down: Super Bowl Is Hype. And the Hype Is Us. 2011-02-05T13:00:59Z

Apparently, the Minnesota Planetarium Society is engaging in what Currie quickly called a "straw man argument" constructed to debunk the field of astrology. Snowstorm wallops Northeast, piling on the misery 2011-01-27T13:17:00Z

"It's sort of hard to argue against a straw man argument that they developed that aren't my positions," he said. Rand Paul's final debate strategy: Play dumb 2010-10-26T03:04:00Z

“All militaries need a straw man, a perceived enemy, for solidarity,” said Huang Jing, a scholar of China’s military and leadership at the National University of Singapore. U.S. Concerned About Attitude of China?s Military 2010-10-11T23:50:00Z

The Kansas Supreme Court called the company's relationship with lenders "akin to that of a straw man." Reston-based company MERS in the middle of foreclosure chaos 2010-10-08T03:01:00Z

The iconic use of the straw man and the lion. Fred Davis, GOP's ad wizard spins tempting tales and viral videos for candidates 2010-09-22T04:00:00Z

Mr. Coffee took issue with Goldman’s explanation, calling it a “straw man argument.” Debate Flares on Goldman's Role as Market Maker 2010-05-04T22:23:00Z

When conservatives like Ponnuru think of racial profiling, they seem to think of a straw man. Email reveals Arizona law was designed to maximize harassment 2010-05-03T13:30:00Z

Chase and Wells are attacking a straw man. Banks Resist Plans to Reduce Mortgage Balances 2010-04-14T03:59:00Z

Then a straw man would have made an offer for the place, d'ye understand me? The Land of Strong Men

Gibson put out thick brown arms and hauled him inside like a straw man, ignoring the native. The Anglers of Arz

Just then, as he rounded a sharp turn, the straw man stopped so suddenly that all the others bumped against him. The Patchwork Girl of Oz

We may have been fooled, and we may be chasing a straw man in a paper boat right at this minute, sir. The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise

A shriek of elfish laughter greeted this speech and looking up the Scarecrow found the trees full of black crows, who seemed much amused by the straw man's one-eyed countenance. Little Wizard Stories of Oz

He set up this straw man here, just to keep me company. . . . The Tale of Ferdinand Frog

It is very easy work, my friend, for a clever juggler of words to erect a straw man, label the dummy "Socialism" and then pull it to pieces. The Common Sense of Socialism A Series of Letters Addressed to Jonathan Edwards, of Pittsburg

That would be putting up a straw man and knocking him down, which is profitless and unconvincing. Certain Success

Meanwhile he pretended to be, hoping that on some miraculous day a sudden test would prove the straw man he was to have become real flesh and blood. Ensign Knightley and Other Stories

Now the Tin Woodman was much heavier than the Scarecrow, but the reason they balanced so nicely was because the straw man still clung fast to the iron anchor. Little Wizard Stories of Oz

It would not account for his hitting the description of Mulehaus in the make-up of his straw man, but it would furnish the data for the dollar story. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919

"Why should I do that?" inquired the King, much astonished at the straw man's audacity. The Scarecrow of Oz

Later, when the straw man returned, everyone was very relaxed, sitting in large, comfortable reclining chairs that the palace staff had made available. Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz

Two straw figures joined together and reclining side by side: a straw man and a straw woman. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series

He smiled when he saw the one-eyed head of the Scarecrow sticking out of the bramble-bush, but he helped the poor straw man out of his prison. Little Wizard Stories of Oz

In Beauce, in the district of Orleans, on the twenty-fourth or twenty-fifth of April they make a straw man called “the great mondard.” The Golden Bough

He tried to figure out some way to be revenged upon the straw man, but could think of nothing that could hurt him. The Scarecrow of Oz

So it is done: straw man is made; set upon his ropes, when the Tolpatches approach; and pensively saunters to and fro,—his living comrades crouching in the bushes near by. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 15

"Good!" exclaimed the straw man, nodding his stuffed head with satisfaction. The Scarecrow of Oz

I think it was because Pon had known the Scarecrow such a short time that he lacked confidence in the straw man's wisdom. The Scarecrow of Oz

The straw man is carried in solemn procession up and down the village and at last is placed upon the oldest apple-tree. The Golden Bough

Now the one thing in all the world that the straw man really feared was fire. The Scarecrow of Oz

In spite of this, the straw man was brave and faced his fiery fate like a hero. The Scarecrow of Oz

"Thank you," said the straw man, and sat perfectly still for half an hour. The Scarecrow of Oz

They found the straw man seated upon the velvet cushions of the throne, with the King's glittering crown still upon his stuffed head. The Scarecrow of Oz

After a formal trial the straw man was condemned to death and fastened to a stake on the execution ground. The Golden Bough

No harm was done, however, and the straw man got up and brushed the dust from his clothes while Trot delightedly embraced Cap'n Bill. The Scarecrow of Oz

The straw man was known as the Goliath. The Golden Bough

单词	straw man
例句	straw man He looked a straw man set out to announce some holiday. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z "I'm supposed to ride against the straw man." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z That can sometimes feel less like revealing a hidden truth and more like building a straw man and blowing it down. You Know Your History? These Podcasts Aren’t So Sure 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z If you feel the show "conflates issues," why not address those issues instead of setting up an immigration straw man to knock down? On ‘Black Lightning,’ a Superhero Takes On Race, Justice and the Real World 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z The premise, thus construed, is a straw man. Same-sex marriage: They’ll just never get it 2013-03-10T13:01:00Z Buckley, far from being the straw man of the pair, is arguably the more complicated. Review: In ‘Best of Enemies,’ a TV Duel Becomes a Theater Gem 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z We use them as a straw man to amplify our sense of surprise or delight or disappointment. Perspective \| Is Crystal Bridges, in rural Arkansas, the most woke museum in America? 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z “Believe all women” isn’t a good slogan, but it’s a great straw man. Perspective \| ‘Believe Women’ was a slogan. ‘Believe All Women’ is a straw man. 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z The problem is that “When Harry Met Sally” is a straw man. With age, Judd Apatow’s series “Love” on Netflix finds itself 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z With another, he says you can’t “blame Black people” for Jewish pain, erecting a straw man with deftness. When Jewish Artists Wrestle With Antisemitism 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Borzello's book sets up the entire history of the body in art before modern times as a straw man. Naked or nude? Laying bare an artistic divide 2012-11-28T16:53:35Z She is a straw man — useful only after she has been stripped of her subjectivity and drained of all substance. When an Abortion Story Is Told as a Caper, Thriller or Farce 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z In Episode 7, we do identify a “boogeyman,” but then it turns out to be a straw man. In ‘The Baby,’ Killing With Cuteness 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z First, Isherwood seems to misunderstand what a straw man is: it involves an effort to refute an argument that was not advanced by an opponent. Review: ‘Dry Powder,’ a High-Finance Comedy Drama 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z The weightless performance offered no compelling alternative to that straw man “Germanic Beethoven.” Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra Head to Lincoln Center Festival 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z The Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival, Peterborough, Fri to 16 Jan Poets, folk dancers, storytelling, a Cajun party and the burning of a giant straw man mark the traditional folk festival for Plough Monday. This week's new events 2011-01-08T00:06:36Z It may make an easy target, but it’s a straw man. Bankers in the Age of Bernie: Do They Need Camouflage? 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z He is fencing with a poorly stuffed straw man. In ‘Languages of Truth,’ Salman Rushdie Defends the Extraordinary 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z “It is the product of affluence all around. There is always a straw man to complain about it, whether it’s the lawn mower or the teenagers drinking on the beach.” Airport Noise is Raising Hackles in the Hamptons This Summer 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z I still think Stoppard sets up a straw man in the figure of Brodie: a Glaswegian political activist whose clunkingly awful TV play is espoused by Annie, and Henry agrees to rewrite. Review 2010-04-21T23:44:00Z Knocking down a straw man is always embarrassing. A shabby wall-text marks debut of new Whitney Museum 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z Still, I’ve always thought the commonly propagated complaint about the dearth of “classic” films on Netflix something of a straw man. The Hidden Gems of 2017 Movies Are on ... Netflix? 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Anna’s callow righteousness is drawn a little too bluntly, and at times she comes dangerously close to being a straw man for Hester’s eloquent defenses of traditional liberal values. Theater Review: ‘City of Conversation’ Charts a Sea Change in Washington 2014-05-06T02:00:01Z Instead, however, the right creates a straw man argument against a powerful, academic left that doesn’t exist. We don’t need to “rethink college” — we need to rethink the arguments against it 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z But Isherwood suggests that one is just laughing at a "straw man" because the play "just brings us the unsurprising news" that folks in finance are motivated by greed. Review: ‘Dry Powder,’ a High-Finance Comedy Drama 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z Technology, a mixed blessing to be sure, is here a towering straw man, responsible for much of our unhappiness. Review: ‘How to Be Bored’ Looks at How to Deal With the Blahs 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z “Three paragraphs don’t resonate around the world like that if they’re just a straw man,” he said. The Harper’s ‘Letter,’ cancel culture and the summer that drove a lot of smart people mad 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z But you know you’re laughing at a straw man, or rather a straw woman. Review: ‘Dry Powder,’ a High-Finance Comedy Drama 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z That these insurers would wait to see if the Supreme Court upholds federal insurance mandates is then somehow taken as proof that their straw man has been eviscerated. Will Buying Health Insurance Across State Lines Reduce Costs? 2012-05-11T15:52:21Z Vogel’s notion of subversive art depended on his setting up of a straw man of conventions that films subverted, the norms that they defied. The Limits of American Cinephilia 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z A gruff general, disagreeing with Kirkman and peacocking around the edges like a cartoon villain, serves as a pretty flimsy straw man. ‘Designated Survivor’ Series Premiere: Glasses Off 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Everyone should read this book, and then never go near a mill, a field or a straw man again. How Edgar Allan Poe scared the bejesus out of my childhood heart 2010-07-07T11:34:00Z First, it creates a straw man, reviving the notion, now defunct, of the Dark Ages. Exhibition Review: A Golden Age in Science, Full of Light and Shadow 2010-12-09T23:34:00Z Instead we are given a giant Orwellian straw man, the type of state that very few members of the film's audience would ever dream of openly supporting. "Captive State" is boring 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z In a lesser show than “Game,” having such a simply detestable straw man might seem a cheat, a cheap way to get the audience’s blood up. “Game of Thrones’” overstuffed finale 2012-06-04T15:26:00Z This is a straw man, and about as convincing as several of his comparisons between British imperialists and modern NGOs. A Close-Up Look at the British Men and Women Who Ruled India 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Google the words “opera isn’t about horned helmets” and you will find large and respectable professional opera companies perpetuate the image as a straw man, which they then hope to knock down. Put a lid on the operatic Viking helmet cliché 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Virgil’s statement is the philosophical straw man against which von Trier tilts. Review: Lars Von Trier’s Empty, Repugnant Provocations “The House That Jack Built” 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z We stuffed them into a straw man made of twigs and later burned him in the fire. Meet the modern-day Pagans who celebrate the ancient gods 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z In the end, Gopnik’s woodworker starts to look more like a straw man. Memo to Parents: Back Off, and Children Learn More 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z The not-approved-by-the-FDA argument is “a bit of a straw man,” says Grant. Is marijuana close to being legalized? 2012-10-15T16:47:00Z When atheists reject all these as superstitions, they are not attacking a straw man. Lourdes: realistic about religion 2010-04-07T11:00:00Z One quibble is that the book’s thesis, that literature is boringly in thrall to Aristotle, is a bit of a straw man. The Deeply Wacky Pleasures of Jane Alison’s “Meander, Spiral, Explode” 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z We asked for blessings; we burned our straw man. Meet the modern-day Pagans who celebrate the ancient gods 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z "It turned out that neither the country, nor the army, nor Russian industry were ready for war, and so-called Ukraine was far from being a straw man in military terms." Jailed Russian nationalist Girkin says he'd be better president than Putin 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z I respectfully suggest that this is a straw man even an Alaskan salmon could identify. Closing out a Supreme Court term tainted by corruption 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Many staff members agreed with Mr. Licht on the general notion that the network should play it straight, and he and others viewed the new leadership as “punching at a straw man.” Does CNN’s Turmoil Mean There’s No Room on Cable for Independent News? 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z It said the way the accounts were structured indicated he was being used as “a straw man.” 4 bankers convicted over Swiss account of longtime Putin pal 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z “Make no mistake, this is yet another straw man through which the Russians are driving a stake,” U.S. A look at the uranium-based ammo the U.K. will send to Ukraine 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z The prosecutors contend the bankers should have suspected Mr. Roldugin was not the beneficial owner of these assets but only, as the indictment suggests, a “straw man” or “wallet” for Mr. Putin. Swiss Bankers Charged With Overlooking Millions Tied to Putin’s Friend 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z "It's a straw man, it's a boogie monster, it's not really a real thing, so they make up stories," she said. Tennessee takes lead in Republican effort to restrict drag shows 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Conservative MP Richard Graham also criticised the government's response, accusing it of "various straw man arguments". Spiking: No need for specific offence, government says 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z To the contrary, critics have been habitually dismissed as attacking a "straw man," or of putting forward their critiques in "bad faith." What the Sam Bankman-Fried debacle can teach us about "longtermism" 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z But the US claims he is a "straw man" - intended to conceal the identity of the true owners. Inside the capture of a Russian oligarch's superyacht 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Our divisive party politics helps to prop up straw man candidates. Perspective \| Nonetheless, they voted 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z More importantly, the idea that increasing deterrence against Russia will lead to war is a straw man. Opinion \| The skeptics are wrong: The U.S. can confront both China and Russia 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z "It's a bit of a straw man," Schutz, the University of Nebraska water law expert, said of Nebraska's concern about the Colorado projects. Is Nebraska building a $500 million ‘canal to nowhere’ just to own the libs? 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z “The term ‘deputy gang’ has become a racist dog whistle, a fact-free straw man argument designed for political purposes and financial gain,” he said. As hearing on 'deputy gangs' opens, testimony adds to years of allegations 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Mr Studhalter was accused in a French court of being a so-called "straw man", or proxy, for Mr Kerimov - involved in hiding the oligarch's wealth. Tory donor’s 'link' to sanctioned oligarch’s secret London property 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z I think that is kind of a straw man argument that Moxie makes, because we are not denying it. Chris Dixon thinks web3 is the future of the internet — is it? 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z That investigation called attention to Kerimov’s long-standing association with a Swiss accountant and investor, Alexander Studhalter, suspected by French prosecutors of functioning as a “straw man,” secretly holding the villas on behalf of the oligarch. U.S. hunt for Russian oligarchs’ huge fortunes faces barriers offshore They believed Mr Studhalter was a false beneficial owner, or straw man, for Mr Kerimov - but criminal cases against both men were halted, with indictments against them being cancelled by a French appeal court. Hidden wealth of one of Putin’s 'inner circle' revealed 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z “You could try and create a straw man here, but it does not hold,” said New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker at the committee’s vote earlier this week. Senate poised to confirm Jackson to Supreme Court 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z “You could try and create a straw man here, but it does not hold,” said New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker. Murkowski, Romney back Jackson, all but assure confirmation 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Funneling money surreptitiously to campaigns through other donors — known as straw man donations — would violate federal campaign finance laws. Erik Prince Helped Raise Money for Conservative Spy Venture 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Partly it comes down to changing times — the eclipse of Communism, though it survives as a straw man — and partly it’s a young ideologue’s tendency to get mired in political abstractions. Review: Angela Davis revises herself. She's never mattered more 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z Mr Studhalter maintains he was "never the straw man for my Russian friend". Hidden wealth of one of Putin’s 'inner circle' revealed 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z The left insists that critical race theory is a straw man, distorted for purposes of fearmongering. Opinion \| There’s a lot for conservatives to embrace in critical race theory. The question is what we should do with it. 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z So it is truly a shame that we prefer to condemn a straw man called critical race theory rather than wrestle with the very real gaps in our understanding. Are diversifying suburbs like Irvine ready for a conversation about race? 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z The entire concept feels more like the kind of straw man a classic Star Trek episode would set up, with a moralizing speech about how “greed is bad... in space!” hamfistedly closing out the episode. Funko’s new Star Trek NFTs show that resistance is futile 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z “We’ve built this straw man that this is what happens and we call up and ask for permission to push this button,” Boone said. Aaron Boone — ‘part of the solution, not a problem’ — will return as Yankees manager 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z You shouldn't reduce your opponent to a straw man. Steven Pinker: "I'm trying to resolve how we can be so rational and irrational at the same time" 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z An uninformed reader would be led to believe that this is a real problem when it is just a straw man constructed by the GOP to generate anger and boost turnout among ignorant voters. Opinion \| The criticisms of a theory 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z The famous logical fallacy of straw man argumentation works because it sort of hijacks the mind's immune system and induces it to overreact to a good argument. From QAnon to anti-vaccination, scholar Andy Norman says we face a scourge of "mind parasites" 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z I was just a prop to fill air time, a convenient straw man to misrepresent and then attack. Column: I used to hate being attacked by Larry Elder. Now I consider it a badge of honor 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z “Nobody is contesting ‘teaching history’ or ‘teaching slavery,’ and to accuse parents of doing so is not only lazy, it’s also a straw man,” Ms. Neily said. Parents groups opposed to critical race theory vow not to back down 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z Bishops arguing against a document as too narrow and too penalty-focused, Henricks said, “were arguing against a straw man, a red herring.” After controversy, U.S. Catholic bishops say there will be ‘no national policy on withholding Communion from politicians’ 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z Bishops arguing against a document as too narrow and too penalty-focused, Hendricks said, “were arguing against a straw man, a red herring.” After much ado, U.S. Catholic bishops announce ‘no national policy on withholding Communion from politicians’ 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z To rescue the theater, Andy, a useful straw man, proposes a production of “Othello,” with Al Pacino playing the title role in blackface. Review: Killer cast, talented creatives. What went wrong with 'Off Broadway'? 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z Bots are everywhere online, often performing tedious tasks, yet Brain said that they've become "the straw man for a lot of political issues in the U.S." Think climate change isn’t "click-worthy"? These bots disagree 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Church said supposed concerns about equity were “a straw man argument” that “Big Tobacco wants to use to distract.” L.A. is taking aim at flavored tobacco. Hookah businesses are upset 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z Indeed, beef as straw man is not accidental, according to Marion Nestle, an author and nutrition professor emerita at New York University. Biden’s climate change plan may not nix cheeseburgers, but science says beef should be on the chopping block 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z Citizens owe absolute, unquestioning fealty to this mightiest of nations, but are provided with the straw man of "government" on which to expend any spillover hostility. More lies we live by: How exactly did America come to love billionaires so much? 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z But Republicans tried mightily to stuff that straw man. Opinion \| This isn’t a confirmation. It’s a referendum on the legitimacy of the Supreme Court. 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z In debating, the straw man is a logical fallacy in which you attribute to your opponent something he hasn’t argued, then knock down the fake argument. Opinion \| Trump huffs and puffs, but his campaign is built of strawmen 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z He criticized Democrats for relying on a “straw man argument” about religious discrimination while crafting a bill that more broadly restricts presidential authority. House OKs repeal of Trump travel ban decried as anti-Muslim 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z Democrats tried to steer the debate from that straw man to the topic at hand. Opinion \| Republicans are more worried about Michael Flynn than police brutality 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z So I think that all this screaming about testing is setting up a straw man just for criticism. Coronavirus questions answered: How long can you be asymptomatic? 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z And yes, microtransactions are an easy straw man to poke fun of as an example of corporate greed, but “Journey to the Savage Planet” isn’t exactly bucking conventions. Review \| ‘Journey to the Savage Planet’: Forgettable for so many reasons “For the ‘liberals’ to become the straw man for the extreme right’s power grab is a scandal of the highest order”. Centre-right German parties vote with AfD to oust Thuringia premier 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Binyamin Appelbaum sets up a straw man in order to advance an attack on preservation that has been mounted in recent years by a number of developers and economists. Opinion \| Preserving Historic Buildings 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z The makers of the ACT and SAT said on Tuesday that the plaintiffs had created a straw man by blaming the tests for inequality in society and education. University of California Is Sued Over Use of SAT and ACT in Admissions 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z You’re basically saying any generalization about a group, whether true or false—and we know it doesn’t apply to everybody in the group, because that’s just a straw man—is racist. A Penn Law Professor Wants to Make America White Again 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Second, they use "straw man" buyers who function as middlemen, purchasing guns legally and then turning around and selling them to criminals. If "Blue Lives Matter," how come conservatives won't back gun control to save cops? 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z McConnell isn't being accused of sympathy to Moscow because his opponents lack valid grounds for criticism and are resorting to a straw man fallacy. Trumpists are the real McCarthyists 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z To some extent, then, Biden is erecting a straw man by claiming that people think the crime bill caused mass incarceration. Analysis \| Joe Biden’s defense of the 1994 crime bill’s role in mass incarcerations 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z “Part of my self-assigned role is to provide some of the context, the nuance, where it makes sense again. Because it’s the straw man, it’s the boogeyman for an awful lot of people.” The Many, Tangled American Definitions of Socialism 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z Perry couches the needless mess as an effort to better provide for his family, which is fine, noble, and good, in addition to being an obvious straw man. Shockingly, the guy who will wear O.J. Simpson's number for the Bills this season has a terrible take about it - Golf Digest 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z “It is kind of a straw man,” he said. China to bid on D.C. Metro rail deal as national security hawks circle 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z I heard from one lunatic last week who used the old automobile straw man: cars kill, so what are you saying, we should ban cars, too? Youuuuu might be a gun nut if . . . 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z “Collusion” — or, rather, “no collusion” — was bound to become a straw man for President Trump and his supporters to knock down with glee. Opinion \| George Conway: Trump is guilty — of being unfit for office 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump in effect set up a straw man by overstating their testimony, and they could honestly knock it down without taking back what they actually did say. What Do You Learn About Trump in an 85-Minute Interview? 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Adam Grant sets up so many straw man arguments that one hardly knows where to begin. Opinion \| Are Straight A’s the Road to Success? 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z Geist noted there’s frequently a “straw man” in his conspiracy theories. MSNBC’s Morning Joe panel cracks up over Trump’s “cereal” conspiracy 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z I do feel that he has done a lot of good things, although I am also terrified that this nightmare straw man full of only bile and bad impulses will maybe do something bad. Opinion \| I am the real Resistance, the Resistance within the Trump administration 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z To say that industry disinformation isn’t the whole story is to knock down a straw man: the fact remains that it is a major--and perhaps the most important--part of the story. The GOP and Big Oil can't escape blame for climate change \| Dana Nuccitelli 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z “Unlike the Qualcomm case, it’s not credible that there are competition concerns that prevent China’s approval. Using antitrust as an excuse would look like a straw man.” In Trump era, Disney-Fox deal still faces regulatory hurdle: China 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z It all seems a bit straw man and unnecessary. World Cup 2018: reaction after England's defeat to Croatia – live! 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z It isn’t so, because the argument that there is a Democratic establishment resisting the progressive tide is a straw man. Opinion \| Ocasio-Cortez just did Democrats a big favor 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z I think the point of Mr. Douthat’s column was simply to create a straw man of “abortion extremists” to advocate for his anti-choice views. Opinion \| The Heated Debate Over Abortion 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z Just for fun, I will agree to dance as your straw man. Why Have We Soured on the ‘Devil’s Advocate’? 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z In essence, Kirk is just Fox News for college students: overly confident rhetoric, backed up by at best fudged data, taking down a far left straw man. I went inside a rightwing safe space to find out the truth about universities \| Cas Mudde 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z “While I won’t go quite as far as to call it a straw man, that post was definitely designed to provoke a response,” Bosworth wrote in a memo obtained by The Verge. Here are the internal Facebook posts of employees discussing today’s leaked memo 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z Dan Caldwell, the executive director of Concerned Veterans for America, strenuously disputed Dr. Shulkin’s analysis and said the secretary was using privatization as a “straw man” to distract from his own ethical lapses. Veterans Affairs Shake-Up Stirs New Fears of Privatized Care 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Dan Caldwell, executive director of Concerned Veterans for America, disputed Shulkin’s analysis and said the secretary was using privatization as a “straw man” to distract from his own ethical lapses. Latest shake-up at VA stokes new fears of privatized care 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Nationalism is a powerful current in Iranian life, and Mr. Trump is offering Ayatollah Khamenei the gift of a credible straw man — with alacrity, it seems. Opinion \| Iran’s Protesters Want One Thing: Accountability 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z He was going after a straw man that has been around since Ronald Reagan’s Cadillac-driving welfare cheat. Attitudes toward children and the working poor fit for Scrooge 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z While I won’t go quite as far as to call it a straw man, that post was definitely designed to provoke a response. Here are the internal Facebook posts of employees discussing today’s leaked memo 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z I can always tell when one of my arguments hits home: My opponents deliberately distort what I said, create a straw man, then knock it down. Opinion \| There is no Dershowitz-Dowd argument 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z “It’s a straw man,” said Blake Trask, policy director for the Cascade Bicycle Club. Nearly 3 decades of fighting and still no agreement on Seattle’s Burke-Gilman missing link 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Maybe all that sounds like a straw man. Russia’s interference could be the end of social media anonymity 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z There is a tendency to obsess over the influence of managers, to hoist them aloft as a straw man, patsy and all-round piñata for every misstep, every note of misfortune, every beached ambition. Jürgen Klopp two years on – how much progress has been made? \| Barney Ronay 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z But in his piece on Trump he created this odd straw man called "the Left" which he easily denounced for its shortcomings on race. Opinion \| How Ta-Nehisi Coates Gives Whiteness Power 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z One purpose of these rules is to identify straw man arguments — that is, when one side misrepresents the positions taken by another in order to “win” the discussion. Meet the Rozsa Rule: Here's how to weed fake facts out of political debates 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z I don’t assume they’re apathetic and callow like the straw man this author constructed does, but they are uninformed. Opinion \| What Does America Stand For? We Asked Teenagers 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z “Attacking the ‘Selfish Gene’ idea is a straw man tactic” Reflections on the “Dangerous Delusions of Richard Dawkins” 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z So "density" is a bit of a straw man in terms of gauging the dynamism of a city. Seattle Climbs but Austin Sprawls: The Myth of the Return to Cities 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z Geneticists burned down that straw man long ago. Intelligence research should not be held back by its past 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z Or a convenient straw man, as the planet’s second-richest person after Bill Gates. Amazon went public in 1997 and changed how we live 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z “One of the president’s best strategies is to have a straw man,” said former Trump aide Sam Nunberg. With his presidency in turmoil, Trump keeps returning to past victories — and old foes 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z The coastal liberal, that great straw man, is considered to be smug and insulated from the consequences of the “politically correct” positions he or she holds, particularly on immigration. The best way to counter the far right? Know the enemy \| Hari Kunzru 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z But he was merely setting up the straw man to knock it down. Suddenly, Muslims are America’s untouchables \| Nesrine Malik 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z He put the straw man of the popular vote in place and then demonstrated the many ways in which the electoral college is superior to “simpleminded majoritarianism.” Debating the so-called excellent electoral vote system 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Finally, there is the trade-war straw man used to forecast Armageddon. A Vote for Trump Is a Vote for Growth 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Galanis, working with his family members, then helped the straw man deposit the shares into U.S. brokerage accounts, prosecutors said. Ex-Gerova Financial president convicted of securities fraud 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z There was never any need for the United States to put boots on the ground — that has been Obama’s straw man, a totally fatuous excuse for inaction. Aleppo is a symbol of American weakness 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z Instead, however, that core question was used as a straw man. In making light of identity, Lionel Shriver disregards history and reality \| Yassmin Abdel-Magied 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z Donald Trump defended himself Thursday against Hillary Clinton's efforts to paint him and his campaign as racist, accusing Democrats of falling back on a straw man argument because they can't win on policy. Trump: We Are Not Racists 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z In fact, the article headline could be rewritten with Sanders' name rather than Trump's: the only difference is the straw man scapegoat. For Whites Sensing Decline, Donald Trump Unleashes Words of Resistance 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z The right to self-defense is a straw man argument. Texas Open-Carry Laws Blurred Lines Between Suspects and Marchers 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z There’s the straw man, as if anyone were claiming that “using the term” is sufficient to constitute “a counterterrorism strategy.” ‘War on Women’ Redux 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z Obama and the Times are setting up a straw man. Sex, Lies and Orlando 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z The techno utopian, I think, is a straw man. Digital prophet Kevin Kelly: I’ve learned a lot from Spielberg 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z Additionally, that straw man is certainly not the one the Court struck down in Roe and affirmed in Casey. How ‘Empowerment’ Became Something for Women to Buy 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z The Post is setting up something of a straw man here. The ISIS Primary 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z However, that statement is a straw man made to be knocked down by the concluding sentence. I hope and pray that Donald Trump is not the Republican nominee. The arguments for and against electing Donald Trump 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z As gun violence increasingly affects communities of color, the monolith of Wall Street seems more and more like an abstract straw man – a trope of white voter anxiety – than the bullets cutting us down. Hillary Clinton may be behind – our panelists share why she keeps their vote 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z “If it’s not in his name,” Mr. Jankoff said, according to the report, “then he needs what is known as a straw man.” Report Describes Lawyers’ Advice on Moving Suspect Funds Into U.S. 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z It is just another week at the office when some politician uses New York as a straw man for his or her dumb prejudices. Ted Cruz and Donald Trump’s Familiar Feud Over New York 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z In a recent column by Dana Milbank, the Washington Post columnist addresses what has become the ultimate straw man for Republican presidential candidates this year. The GOP has become the party from George Orwell’s nightmares 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z Presumably it was the same officer who provided Chris Christie with this straw man: The GOP turns ‘political correctness’ into the mother of all straw men 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z The math is odd, but as long as he’s at it, let me cite the casualty that’s in plain sight: the straw man he slayed. No, Mr. Obama, staying out of Syria didn’t save lives. It cost them. 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z And the straw man attack on "analytics" is weak at best. To Cam Newton, the Only Numbers That Matter Are 10 and 0 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z They are in hand-to-hand combat with a phantom; charging towards a straw man as if he were made of steel. Let battle commence! 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Not only does this mean that no debate is ever really settled, it means that there's no such thing as a straw man. If you're reading about an internet boycott, it probably doesn't exist 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z For one thing, his entire argument is built on a straw man, which is that pundits aren’t being “objective” in their assessments. Bernie Sanders truthers, step down: There’s no conspiracy to hide that he “won” the debate 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z “His donors even call him a straw man, stuffed with cash.” This Fake Candidate Just Beat Jeb Bush in a Straw Poll 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Carson elides these physical realities by creating a straw man: he says that scientists believe that, after the Big Bang, the universe was “perfectly ordered.” Ben Carson's Scientific Ignorance 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z This is the classic "straw man" tactic, where the position being refuted isn't a position held by any reputable person in the first place. Diet in a Taubesy-Turvy World 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z Ignore the climate sceptics who set up a straw man of the need for ‘settled science’ and then burn it to the ground. Prepare farms for the future 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z But of course, to have a straw man, you have to have everybody involved in unison. Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Democrats, meanwhile, say Republicans are creating a straw man to fire up the GOP base as they try to resist America's changing social mores. A straw man or a real threat? Conservatives warn that IRS could target gay marriage opponents 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z In his June 7 op-ed column, “The super PAC minuet,” George F. Will used a straw man to argue that reformers want to regulate campaign speech by regulating campaign contributions. Here’s how to really boost free speech 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z But the attack mounted is against a straw man. Diets of Straw 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z “The Internet” is the universal straw man, a hero or villain for every occasion. The Weekender: Tidal according to Jay Z and Uber's birthday party 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z This is a straw man argument: experts in the field don’t think genetic testing is “rock solid”, and the 17% rate of disagreement in disease-mutation association is not that surprising. 17% Of Our Genetic Knowledge Is Wrong 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z Note, Obama wasn’t taking on a straw man in his remarks – he referenced actual claims from GOP lawmakers and candidates. Obama fact-checks his GOP critics 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z He may be trying to erect a straw man that same-sex marriage proponents can use as a tool for fundraising and political activism. California Anti-Gay Ballot Measure Proposal Is Disgusting 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z We should all be able to recognize straw man arguments if we are looking for them. Diets of Straw 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z In other words, they wonder, has official papal rhetoric set up a straw man? Why Pope Francis Won’t Let Women Become Priests 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z The concerns raised are well grounded and a far cry from the straw man ones presented by Vinik. Rand Paul Draws Liberal Fire As The American Left Discovers Its Inner Love Of The Fed, Part Two 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z “That does not mean the massive numbers as the president sets up that straw man all the time, but it does mean forward air controllers, special forces and many others.” Boehner says Obama's military authorization request falls short 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z The straw man the author starts with is flawed. What $750,000 Buys You in New York City 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z But compounding it is those straw man arguments. Diets of Straw 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z Ms. Parker’s use of Mr. Sharpton as a straw man for her argument merely deflects attention from the real issue. America’s real race issue 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z But political correctness is a strange thing - often a straw man for those who would prefer the comfort of old ways to the difficulty of changing their minds. Why the word 'redskin' matters 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z But on net neutrality Franken has picked on an easy straw man, and in my mind his target has the better of it. Al Franken, Ted Cruz and Net Neutrality Rights and Wrongs 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z While many Republicans are using their ads to tie Democrats to President Obama, the N.R.A.’s strategy has been to use former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York as a Democratic straw man. 2014 October 15 - First Draft. Political News, Now. - NYTimes.com 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z I also realised that there’s a limit to how much straw you can stuff in a straw man before he is no longer shaped like a believable man. Tim Minchin: how my beat poem took the world by Storm 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z But these days Congress would rather spend its time jousting with a convenient digital straw man. Congress Cries Wolf Over Internet Access Taxes 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z It was a combination of two favorite Obama White House tactics: Blame Bush and put up a straw man to knock down, then act like you just made a good point. Contrary to Obama Administration, George W. Bush Took War With Iraq Seriously 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z You will perhaps forgive me if I use you as a straw man to draw out a few principles for my readers. A Nation of Shopkeepers 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z The first sentence of the Times article noted U.S. passenger rail “still lags far behind Europe and China,” but that’s an absurd and annoyingly common straw man to use to slag the program. The Truth About Obama's High-Speed Rail Program 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z “For weeks I’d been wanting to write a straw man argument takedown, but I couldn’t find the right argument to oppose. Then my four year-old said something totally wrong about String Theory.” The Booming Instant Gratification Economy and Other Fascinating News on the Web 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z He said Gardner was putting up "a straw man" by suggesting that he would stand in the way of energy development. In Colorado, lines are drawn for an election battle over fracking 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z Kates argues convincingly that Keynes had to set Say up as a sort of straw man so that he could remove Say’s ideas from the economists’ discourse and the public’s thinking. Time to Put a New Economic Tool in the Box 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z For instance, on the walls near the entrance to Cranwell Parish Church, in Lincolnshire, there is a figure identified as "the straw man". Mysteries of medieval graffiti 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z Display a straw man proposal as to the type of meetings, the frequency of those meeting and who should be in which meetings. Never Leave Internal Communications To Chance In Midsized Companies 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z But Shakman, who successfully pressed for a 1972 court decree that prohibits patronage hiring, said that was a “straw man” argument. Shakman: Quinn claim on hiring a ‘straw man’ 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Well was perhaps a bit of a straw man question. London Tech Week Is Upon Us - The Opportunities Are Real But So Are The Challenges 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z But in turn she constructs a political straw man, accusing critics of suggesting that diplomats stage an un-American “retreat” from the world. Hillary Clinton’s bad book 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z As was inevitable, President Obama attacked the straw man of “isolationism,” even though it’s hard to find a true isolationist in Washington. Barack Obama's Feckless and Foolish Foreign Policy: Doing Too Much And Doing It Badly 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z This is a straw man of the highest order. Objectively bad: Ezra Klein, Nate Silver, Jonathan Chait and return of the “view from nowhere” 2014-04-12T10:30:00Z At the Republican Jewish Coalition meeting in Las Vegas this weekend, Paul was nowhere to be found, but his presence was felt in the form of a straw man—and frequent worry. GOP Hawks Worry Rand Paul Has Too Much Ron 2014-03-31T04:45:08Z “Northwestern is the straw man,” said Gene Marsh, a former chairman of the infractions committee for the N.C.A.A. Test in Northwestern Case: Is College Football a Job? 2014-02-22T16:22:10Z No one is talking about taping mouths: This is your classic “straw man.” Get over yourself, New York Times. You’re not standing up to anyone 2013-12-18T12:43:00Z They create their own driver’s licenses and include their thumbprints on documents to distinguish their flesh and blood person from a “straw man” persona that they say has been created by the false government. Citizens Without a Country Wage Battle With Liens 2013-08-24T01:13:40Z "This is almost one reasonably attractive option and a straw man that looks pretty unattractive," he said. Pentagon downplays prospects of cancelling F-35, bomber 2013-08-02T02:13:06Z The AFP ad sets up a straw man — the notion that people are going to lose access to their doctor. A new ad attacking ‘Obamacare’ 2013-07-09T10:00:00Z Even more frustrating is the straw man description of video games. Susan Greenfield and the rise of the Facebook zombies 2013-04-08T14:44:50Z I wrote last year, by calling it a witch hunt Poldermans defeats a straw man and portrays himself as a victim. Embers Of Poldermans Case Still Smoldering 2013-03-24T22:42:38Z We could ultimately wind up with Democrat-sponsored legislation that merely toughens penalties for so-called “straw man” gun purchases and beefs up school safety. Dianne Feinstein’s lonely crusade 2013-03-19T20:01:00Z Firstly, the anti-aid brigade mounts what is largely a straw man argument. Money may be tight, but 'smart aid' to developing countries can really work 2013-01-13T14:47:21Z I have, however, seen ample evidence of science writers who take this position, thereby setting up a straw man they can then pretend to take down. Letters: An Age-Old Question: Readers Debate Science and Theology 2012-12-06T15:22:42Z Keynes debated a straw man version of classical economics because he was almot ignorant about it. Monetary policy: Will next time be different? A report from the 30th Cato monetary conference 2012-11-16T23:06:54Z Jibrell asked a few of his key lieutenants to develop a straw man prioritizing the project ideas that were proposed by the various Vice Presidents. Two Steps to Build Innovative IT DNA at HHMI 2012-11-28T15:17:01Z Chomping on a fine Cuban cigar, he speculated that Seif might even be a straw man for America. Obama’s Gamble in Syria 2012-11-10T09:45:00Z In the US we call this a straw man argument and I believe in the UK it is called an Aunt Sally argument. Amtrak: Another big year for Amtrak 2012-10-15T14:44:09Z Second, find the biggest available straw man, and then just mercilessly attack him. Obama and Romney Attend Al Smith Charity Dinner 2012-10-19T04:23:49Z Witch hunts are never acceptable, and by calling it a witch hunt Poldermans defeats a straw man. Don Poldermans And The Dutch Research Scandal 2012-10-15T19:26:43Z There is also an argument to be made that calories are the straw man, or scapegoat, of the soft drink world. Soda, Calories, and a Full Accounting 2012-10-11T22:41:00Z While Saakashvilli is viewed as an agent of Washingtion, the leader of the opposition coalition, Georgian Dream, is allegedly a straw man for Putin. Election Results: Who's Winning Georgia? 2012-10-02T01:13:35Z To think we are meant to be truly rational, and to then cite biased decision-making as failures to meet that ideal, is to strike down a straw man. Chasing Laplace's Demon 2012-09-18T13:15:03.413Z The new straw man is people hoping for the decline of America.” For Romney and Ryan, It’s Hardball and Softball 2012-09-15T01:56:29Z Augustine, who described the proposal as a "straw man," said it was "not without pain." Antarctic Research Upgrades Could Put Polar Science on Ice 2012-07-24T15:45:00.183Z The mayor has also tried to justify the racial profiling by creating a straw man: “If we stopped people based on census numbers, we would stop many fewer criminals.” SchoolBook: Over a Decade Later, Still Learning the Lessons of Stop-and-Frisk 2012-06-15T17:48:29Z I don’t know whether Chow is right or wrong, but his arguments merit more than the dismissive straw man treatment you’ve given them. The Mathematician's Obesity Fallacy 2012-05-16T18:15:43.583Z There are no scrolling tickers to guide our thought process, and no straw man arguments to bait the viewing audience. Does hacktivism mean the end of ideology? 2012-04-20T12:15:00Z But this is a straw man, since Ladd never made a causal statement about income. A new poverty-doesn?t-really-matter-much argument 2012-03-16T15:51:00Z He is what they call a straw man. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z A preacher by the name of Smith, a teacher in some seminary out in Ohio, challenged this "man of straw," and the straw man put him out. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z So if ever there was a straw man in climatology circles, it would be that the science of anthropogenic global warming is “settled.” Dot Earth Blog: 'Settled Science' and CO2 2011-10-06T22:45:52Z Not content to leave it there, the mayor swiftly constructed a straw man. City Room: When the Mayor's Management Style Becomes a Study in Arrested Development 2011-09-04T20:42:26Z The issue was promptly fixed, but not before causing a bit of a stir; while some users took up torches and pitchforks, others saw the “scandal” as a straw man for the location privacy debate. South Korea Fine Makes Apple Pay The (Tiny) Price: .0000001% Of Last Quarter's Revenue 2011-08-04T15:33:22Z It's called the straw man fallacy: refuting arguments nobody's made. The mindless hysteria of right-wing sheep 2011-06-30T00:30:00Z And yet there is a jittery sense among Republican savants that Romney is a straw man, ready to be toppled, because the party has changed irrevocably. Outsiders vs. Insiders: The Struggle for the Soul of the GOP 2011-06-16T10:10:00Z In fact, Prokhorov has been handpicked by President Dmitry Medvedev as a safe straw man to lead a opposition party that will lightly criticize the Kremlin but avoid any real dissent. Oligarch Mikhail Prokhorov Set To Head New Party 2011-06-12T14:00:00Z His statements of Atheistic opinions are monstrous perversions, and his answers are directed against the straw man built together by himself. A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays 2011-05-31T02:00:28.247Z The NFL called the last brief filed by the players a "straw man" attack that made blanket suggestions and ignored important pieces of legislation. NFL: Court Must Honor Labor Law in Lockout Ruling 2011-05-27T01:15:02Z In their misleading argument, Distler and Garibaldi make unnecessary assumptions about how the embedding needs to happen, and then prove it can't happen that way -- a "straw man" argument. Garrett Lisi responds to criticism of his proposed unified theory of physics 2011-05-04T13:15:11.570Z In recent weeks, this contrast led the Washington Post's Dana Milbank to erect a straw man argument—that Carney's arrival would usher in a new era of press room harmony. Press Sec Carney Tells Media Which Side He's On 2011-02-17T18:31:51Z Like the good professors, it appears that the judge thinks that substantive coercion is a straw man, which is too vague to be used and can serve to protect an entrenched board. DealBook: Who Won in the Airgas Poison Pill Case? 2011-02-16T17:44:29Z The straw man is not real, except that he is the cautionary tale we use to warn ourselves about going too far with our baser impulses. The Fifth Down: Super Bowl Is Hype. And the Hype Is Us. 2011-02-05T13:00:59Z Apparently, the Minnesota Planetarium Society is engaging in what Currie quickly called a "straw man argument" constructed to debunk the field of astrology. Snowstorm wallops Northeast, piling on the misery 2011-01-27T13:17:00Z "It's sort of hard to argue against a straw man argument that they developed that aren't my positions," he said. Rand Paul's final debate strategy: Play dumb 2010-10-26T03:04:00Z “All militaries need a straw man, a perceived enemy, for solidarity,” said Huang Jing, a scholar of China’s military and leadership at the National University of Singapore. U.S. Concerned About Attitude of China?s Military 2010-10-11T23:50:00Z The Kansas Supreme Court called the company's relationship with lenders "akin to that of a straw man." Reston-based company MERS in the middle of foreclosure chaos 2010-10-08T03:01:00Z The iconic use of the straw man and the lion. Fred Davis, GOP's ad wizard spins tempting tales and viral videos for candidates 2010-09-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Coffee took issue with Goldman’s explanation, calling it a “straw man argument.” Debate Flares on Goldman's Role as Market Maker 2010-05-04T22:23:00Z When conservatives like Ponnuru think of racial profiling, they seem to think of a straw man. Email reveals Arizona law was designed to maximize harassment 2010-05-03T13:30:00Z Chase and Wells are attacking a straw man. Banks Resist Plans to Reduce Mortgage Balances 2010-04-14T03:59:00Z Then a straw man would have made an offer for the place, d'ye understand me? The Land of Strong Men Gibson put out thick brown arms and hauled him inside like a straw man, ignoring the native. The Anglers of Arz Just then, as he rounded a sharp turn, the straw man stopped so suddenly that all the others bumped against him. The Patchwork Girl of Oz We may have been fooled, and we may be chasing a straw man in a paper boat right at this minute, sir. The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise A shriek of elfish laughter greeted this speech and looking up the Scarecrow found the trees full of black crows, who seemed much amused by the straw man's one-eyed countenance. Little Wizard Stories of Oz He set up this straw man here, just to keep me company. . . . The Tale of Ferdinand Frog It is very easy work, my friend, for a clever juggler of words to erect a straw man, label the dummy "Socialism" and then pull it to pieces. The Common Sense of Socialism A Series of Letters Addressed to Jonathan Edwards, of Pittsburg That would be putting up a straw man and knocking him down, which is profitless and unconvincing. Certain Success Meanwhile he pretended to be, hoping that on some miraculous day a sudden test would prove the straw man he was to have become real flesh and blood. Ensign Knightley and Other Stories Now the Tin Woodman was much heavier than the Scarecrow, but the reason they balanced so nicely was because the straw man still clung fast to the iron anchor. Little Wizard Stories of Oz It would not account for his hitting the description of Mulehaus in the make-up of his straw man, but it would furnish the data for the dollar story. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 "Why should I do that?" inquired the King, much astonished at the straw man's audacity. The Scarecrow of Oz Later, when the straw man returned, everyone was very relaxed, sitting in large, comfortable reclining chairs that the palace staff had made available. Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz Two straw figures joined together and reclining side by side: a straw man and a straw woman. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series He smiled when he saw the one-eyed head of the Scarecrow sticking out of the bramble-bush, but he helped the poor straw man out of his prison. Little Wizard Stories of Oz In Beauce, in the district of Orleans, on the twenty-fourth or twenty-fifth of April they make a straw man called “the great mondard.” The Golden Bough He tried to figure out some way to be revenged upon the straw man, but could think of nothing that could hurt him. The Scarecrow of Oz So it is done: straw man is made; set upon his ropes, when the Tolpatches approach; and pensively saunters to and fro,—his living comrades crouching in the bushes near by. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 15 "Good!" exclaimed the straw man, nodding his stuffed head with satisfaction. The Scarecrow of Oz I think it was because Pon had known the Scarecrow such a short time that he lacked confidence in the straw man's wisdom. The Scarecrow of Oz The straw man is carried in solemn procession up and down the village and at last is placed upon the oldest apple-tree. The Golden Bough Now the one thing in all the world that the straw man really feared was fire. The Scarecrow of Oz In spite of this, the straw man was brave and faced his fiery fate like a hero. The Scarecrow of Oz "Thank you," said the straw man, and sat perfectly still for half an hour. The Scarecrow of Oz They found the straw man seated upon the velvet cushions of the throne, with the King's glittering crown still upon his stuffed head. The Scarecrow of Oz After a formal trial the straw man was condemned to death and fastened to a stake on the execution ground. The Golden Bough No harm was done, however, and the straw man got up and brushed the dust from his clothes while Trot delightedly embraced Cap'n Bill. The Scarecrow of Oz The straw man was known as the Goliath. The Golden Bough
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