sophistry
[ sof-uh-stree ]
/ ˈsɒf ə stri /
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noun, plural soph·ist·ries.
a subtle, tricky, superficially plausible, but generally fallacious method of reasoning.
a false argument; sophism.
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Origin of sophistry
OTHER WORDS FROM sophistry
an·ti·soph·ist·ry, nounWords nearby sophistry
sophister, sophistic, sophisticate, sophisticated, sophistication, sophistry, sophists, Sophocles, sophomore, sophomoric, Sophonias
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sophistry
/ (ˈsɒfɪstrɪ) /
noun plural -ries
- a method of argument that is seemingly plausible though actually invalid and misleading
- the art of using such arguments
subtle but unsound or fallacious reasoning
an instance of this; sophism
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