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SOPHISTRY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sophistry mean?
• SOPHISTRY (noun)
The noun SOPHISTRY has 1 sense:
1. a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
Familiarity information: SOPHISTRY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
sophism; sophistication; sophistry
Hypernyms ("sophistry" is a kind of...):
fallacy; false belief (a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning)
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