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Sophistry (Noun)

Meaning

A deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone.

Classification

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

Examples

  • The politician's opponent accused him of using sophistry to convince voters of his economic plan, citing numerous flawed assumptions and contradictory data.
  • The advertising agency was known for its use of sophistry, employing catchy slogans and flawed logic to sell products that didn't deliver on their promises.
  • Critics of the philosopher's argument labeled it as sophistry, arguing that it relied on ambiguous language and specious reasoning to arrive at an unconvincing conclusion.
  • The student's attempt to defend their late submission as a legitimate artistic statement was dismissed by the teacher as nothing more than sophistry.
  • The journalist exposed the think tank's report as an example of sophistry, revealing how it cherry-picked data and distorted statistics to support a predetermined agenda.

Synonyms

  • Sophistication
  • Sophism

Hypernyms

  • Fallacy
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