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sophism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sophistication, sophistry |
| Type of | fallacy, false belief |
| Derivation | sophist, sophistic |
Examples of sophism
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Second, sophism represents a non-sense among all the arguments used by rhetors.
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At least, your logic is so weak that it is always turning out to be a mere sophism.
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Sophism in the modern definition is a specious argument used for deceiving someone.
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As nothing is spent today that would be infinite times more, another little sophism.
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The three main centers of sophism lay east of the imperial capital of Rome.
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Hi, in fact sophism is an argument in rhetoric, thus sophistry belongs to rhetoric art.
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Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle all challenged the philosophical foundations of sophism.
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In modern usage, sophism, sophist and sophistry are derogatory terms.
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A sophism is means to deceive someone in a debate or conversation.
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- A deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
- (sophistic) of or pertaining to sophists
- (sophistic) plausible but misleading
- Sophism can mean two very different things: In the modern definition (from Plato), a sophism is a specious argument used for deceiving someone. ...
- (Sophisms (Aristotle)) Sophistical Refutations (Latin: De sophisticis elenchis) is a text in Aristotle's Organon.
- A flawed argument superficially correct in its reasoning, usually designed to deceive. An intentional fallacy
- A plausible argument that is actually fallacious, especially when someone dishonestly presents it as if it were legitimate reasoning.
- A false argument, especially one intended to deceive.
