| Word | legerdemain |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. Sleight of hand; trickery. |
| Sentence | In recent times, it has become commonplace to refer to self-evident propositions as “tautologies”; the feeling behind the term is sometimes one of contempt for the trivial, or a suspicion of legerdemain. Rabbits are being pulled out of a hat. You put the truth in by defining your words, and then pull it out as if you were surprised to find it there. |
| Source | How to Read a Book, Mortimer Adler & Charles van Doren, p. 133 |
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