straw man
noun
High School
1
A doll or scarecrow, particularly one stuffed with straw.
2
An innocuous person or someone of nominal or lesser importance, as a front man or straw boss.
3
An insubstantial concept, idea, endeavor or argument, particularly one deliberately set up to be weakly supported, e.g. by misrepresenting an opponent's argument by broadening or narrowing the scope of a premise, so that it can be easily knocked down; especially to impugn the strength of any related or contrasted thing or idea.
4
An outline serving as an initial proposal for a project, usually refined iteratively.
5
Synonym of straw buyer.