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- pronunciation:
- sa
fih
stri
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
sophistries |
| definition 1: |
a subtle, deceptive method of reasoning or arguing, involving statements that sound plausible but are actually false or fallacious.
He persuades his audiences by sophistry rather than by sound reasoning.- synonyms:
- casuistry, sophism
- similar words:
- deception, fallacy, illogicality, speciousness, subterfuge, untruth
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| definition 2: |
a statement or argument of this sort; sophism.
- synonyms:
- sophism
- similar words:
- fallacy, speciousness
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| related words: |
fallacy |
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