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straw man vs image

image vs straw man

straw man and image both are nouns.

straw man is not a verb while image is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
straw man Yes No No No
image Yes No Yes No
As nouns, image is a hypernym of straw man; that is, image is a word with a broader meaning than straw man:
  • straw man: an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
  • image: a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
Other hypernyms of straw man include effigy, simulacrum.
straw man (noun) image (noun)
an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world
the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public
an iconic mental representation
a standard or typical example
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
(mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
straw man (verb) image (verb)
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
render visible, as by means of MRI
Difference between straw man and image

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