sophistry

English - Turkish

Definition of sophistry in English Turkish dictionary: yanıltmaca; safsata; (isim) safsata; sofistlik
deceptive logic; sophistry: aldatıcı mantık; safsata

English - English

Definition of sophistry in English English dictionary: Cunning or trickery; The art of using deceptive speech or writing; An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so; reasoning sound in appearance only, especially when designedly deceptive; {n} a fallacy, a fallacious argument; Sophistry is the practice of using clever arguments that sound convincing but are in fact false. Political selection is more dependent on sophistry and less on economic literacy. sophistries the clever use of reasons or explanations that seem correct but are really false, in order to deceive people; a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone; The art or process of reasoning; logic; {i} fallacy, error in reasoning, misconception; deceptive argument; The practice of a sophist; fallacious reasoning; reasoning sound in appearance only
sophistries: Sophistries are clever arguments that sound convincing but are in fact false. They refuted the `sophistries of the economists'
sophistries: plural of sophistry

sophistry

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soph·ist·ry

() From Old French sophistrie Latin sophista Ancient Greek σοφιστής (wise man) σοφίζω (sophizō, “I am wise”) σοφός (sophos, “wise”)

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