Term: straw man: a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted
Broader: specious argument: an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious | Unrelated: harlequin opal: a reddish opal with small patches of brilliant color
Broader: specious argument: an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious | Unrelated: cell membrane: a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell
Broader: specious argument: an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious | Unrelated: synagogue: (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
Broader: specious argument: an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious | Unrelated: agony column: a newspaper column devoted to personal problems
Broader: specious argument: an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious | Unrelated: bladderpod: any of several hairy North American herbs having yellow racemose flowers and inflated pods
Broader: specious argument: an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious | Unrelated: eastern fence lizard: small active lizard of United States and north to British Columbia
Broader: specious argument: an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious | Unrelated: interviewer: a person who conducts an interview
Broader: specious argument: an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious | Unrelated: tolbutamide: sulfonylurea; an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Orinase) used in the treatment of adult-onset diabetes mellitus
Broader: specious argument: an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious | Unrelated: ming tree: a dwarfed evergreen conifer or shrub shaped to have flat-topped asymmetrical branches and grown in a container
Broader: specious argument: an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious | Unrelated: dean: an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college