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sophistry::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sophism, sophistication |
| Type of | fallacy, false belief |
Examples of sophistry
sophistry
It was a bit of mindless sophistry that kept him from getting the death penalty.
From the guardian.co.uk
That's a convenient, self-serving piece of sophistry to justify legalised theft.
From the guardian.co.uk
Any other interpretation would be sophistry designed to defeat the act's purpose.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Casuistry and sophistry are the tools used by terrorists to justify their actions.
From the time.com
It's brilliantly argued, but I don't think he made it much further than sophistry.
From the entertainment.time.com
I will never forgive the Tories for using pure sophistry in order to ruin it.
From the guardian.co.uk
Sophistry is what you are using when you try to turn the argument to angels.
From the economist.com
Too often the context our architects invent or respond to is pure sophistry.
From the guardian.co.uk
I've come across this guy before, and that level of sophistry is utterly beyond him.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Sophism: a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
- Sophism can mean two very different things: In the modern definition (from Plato), a sophism is a specious argument used for deceiving someone. ...
- An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so; The art of using deceptive speech or writing; Cunning or trickery
- A seemingly plausible, but fallacious and devious, argumentation.
- "Specious but fallacious reasoning; employment of arguments which are intentionally deceptive" (OED).
- "A display of cleverness which doesn't respect the principles of good reasoning but smuggles in unlikely conclusions under a cloak of sham argument. ...
- An ostentatious verbal display intended to impress and deceive.
