sophism
a specious argument for displaying ingenuity in reasoning or for deceiving someone.
any false argument; fallacy.
Origin of sophism
1Other words from sophism
- an·ti·soph·ism, noun
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How to use sophism in a sentence
All common-place objections I estimated at their just value, yet there were many doubts and sophisms which had shaken my faith.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment | Silvio PellicoTruth is not mocked, and these sophisms bore their fruit in due season.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) | John MorleyYou see these people entangle themselves in their own sophisms, because they do not know what demonstration means.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikShe ever acted wisely when her sophisms did not intervene, and her designs were laudable even in her failings.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete | Jean Jacques RousseauThe bishops themselves imposed silence on the sophisms and clamours of the Fabers and the Ecks.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV | J. H. Merle D'Aubign
British Dictionary definitions for sophism
/ (ˈsɒfɪzəm) /
an instance of sophistry: Compare paralogism
Origin of sophism
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