sophistry
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9.8
- noun
- /ˈsɑːfɪstri/
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sofistería
- Their cleverness allows them to construct beguiling sophistry to justify the actions they already want to take.
Philosophy gets counterposed to rhetoric, and often rhetoric gets lumped under sophistry, Right?
- Philosophy gets counterposed to rhetoric, and often rhetoric gets lumped under sophistry, Right?
- What what holds the band does not mere intellectual sophistry or gymnastics or even mastery.
Examples
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In his speech, he resorted to sophistry to mislead the audience about the real issue.
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Tennyson dismisses a silly argument about science, the kind of sophistry woven by such tormentors as Job's "comforters."
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But this, too, is all sophistry and error.
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So he calls this the sophistry of perception.
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There is no debate; this is pure sophistry with the result already predetermined.
Blog text (17) -
Regular readers need not reflect for very long about the sophistry involved in Mr. Tester's comment.
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There is nothing intellectual about using sophistry in the service of greed and privilege.
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His rant was chock-full of the type of sophistry we've come to expect from the religious right.
Academic text (2010) -
Yet Rush has chosen the liberal tactic of sophistry using propaganda and the amnesty lie.
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His worldview is thus the Marxian sophistry that socialism is a "new kind of freedom."
Blog text (2)
Synonyms
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7.0
Words that sound impressive but have little real meaning
163
3.9
An action that makes someone believe something not true
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7.4
A false show that hides what is really happening
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6.1
A false claim or action to hide the truth
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7.7
A clever trick to deceive someone
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5.8
A report or statement that gives a false picture of the truth
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6.8
Information people spread on purpose to deceive others
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7.0
An argument made to be easily attacked instead of the real one
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7.4
Actions that hide the truth by making things look better
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9.3
A trick used to cheat people, often to get their money
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8.8
Talk that is not true and tries to trick people
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7.1
An action or statement that hides the real reason behind something
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8.1
Words or actions that trick people by seeming magical
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9.9
Hiding your true feelings or intentions by pretending
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8.4
Using clever but false arguments to mislead people
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8.5
A reason that seems good but is actually wrong
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9.6
Talk that tries to trick people with false statements
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9.9
A clever but wrong argument used to trick people
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9.4
The appearance of being true when it is false
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9.9
Using clever but wrong reasoning to avoid giving a clear answer
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9.7
Dishonest words or actions that try to trick people
False or incomplete information spread on purpose to make people believe something untrue
Words or actions that try to trick people into thinking things are better than they are
Antonyms
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word sophistry comes from Greek roots like sophist and sophia, which mean 'wise' or 'wisdom', and the same root appears in philosophy ('love of wisdom'). Long ago a sophist was a teacher who sometimes used clever arguments to trick people, so sophistry now means clever-sounding but false or misleading reasoning.