sophistry (redirected from sophistries)

soph·is·try  (sf-str)

n. pl. soph·is·tries

1. Plausible but fallacious argumentation.

2. A plausible but misleading or fallacious argument.

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sophistry [ˈsɒfɪstrɪ]

n pl -ries

1. (Philosophy)

a.  a method of argument that is seemingly plausible though actually invalid and misleading

b.  the art of using such arguments

2. subtle but unsound or fallacious reasoning

3. an instance of this; sophism

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sophistry

1. the teachings and ways of teaching of the ancient Greek sophists.
2. subtle, superficially plausible, but actually specious or fallacious reasoning, as was sometimes used by the sophists.

See also: Philosophy

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1. the teachings and ways of teaching of the Greek sophists.
2. specious or fallacious reasoning, as was sometimes used by the sophists.

See also: Argumentation, Learning, Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sophistry - a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone sophism, sophistication fallacy, false belief - a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning

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sophistry

noun fallacy, quibble, casuistry, sophism, specious reasoning a triumph of sophistry

Translations

sophistry [ˈsɒfɪstrɪ] N → sofistería f
a sophistry → un sofisma

sophistry

n → Sophisterei f

sophistry [ˈsəʊfɪstrɪ] n (frm) → sofisma m