specious argument vs strawman

specious argument and strawman both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
specious argument	Yes	No	No	No
strawman	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, strawman is a hyponym of specious argument; that is, strawman is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than specious argument:

specious argument: an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious
strawman: a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted

Other hyponyms of specious argument include vicious circle, straw man, special pleading.

specious argument (noun)	strawman (noun)
an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious	an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
	a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted
	a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

specious argument vs strawman

specious argument and strawman both are nouns.

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