Sophistry refers to subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation, or an apparently correct but invalid argument used to deceive.
Sophistry refers to subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation, or an apparently correct but invalid argument used to deceive.
Front | sophistry \SAH-fuh-stree\ |
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Back | noun 1. Subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation. 2. An argument apparently correct in form but actually invalid; especially: such an argument used to deceive. |
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