title: Straw man (disambiguation)
text: # Straw man (disambiguation)
  
  A straw man is a form of argument and an informal fallacy.
  
  Straw man or strawman may also refer to:
  
  ## General
  
  * Straw man (dummy), a dummy made from straw from which the other concepts take their names
  * Craterocephalus stramineus, a species of fish
  
  ## Law and commerce
  
  * Straw man (law), in law, a third party that acts as a front in a transaction
  * Straw man proposal, in business and software development, a simple draft proposal to generate discussion
  * Strawman theory, a pseudolegal theory in the sovereign citizen, tax protester, freeman, and redemption movements
  
  ## Publications
  
  * Straw Man (novel), a 1951 novel by Doris Miles Disney
  * The Straw Man, a 1957 novel by Jean Giono
  * Straw Man (comics), a 1975 Marvel Comics character
  * Straw Men (novel), a 2001 novel by Martin J. Smith
  * The Straw Men, a 2002 novel by Michael Marshall
  
  ## Film
  
  * The Straw Man (film), a 1953 British film
  * Strawman (film), a 1987 Taiwanese film
  
  ## Music
  
  * "Strawman", a 1989 song by Lou Reed from New York
  * "Straw Man", a 2019 song by Silversun Pickups from Widow's Weeds
  