Sophistry Synonyms

sŏfĭ-strē
Plausible but invalid reasoning
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. casuistry
  2. fallacy
  3. sophism
  4. speciousness
  5. spuriousness
A deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. sophism
  2. fallacy
  3. inconsistency
  4. subtle argument
  5. ambiguity
  6. casuistry
  7. irrationality
  8. deception
  9. paralogism
  10. paralogy
  11. trickery
  12. sophistication

Words Related to Sophistry

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Sophistry Sentence Examples

  • They are a strange blend of sophistry, superstition, sound sense and solid argument.

  • When at a loss for good reasons, he had recourse to sophistry; and when heated by altercation, he made unsparing use of sarcasm and invective.

  • Man's utter incapacity to do anything to please God, and his utter personal dependence on God's grace seemed to render the whole system of the Church well-nigh gratuitous even if it were purged of all the " sophistry " which to Luther seemed to bury out of sight all that was essential in religion.

  • With these considerable merits, normal sophistry had one defect, its indifference to truth.

  • That sophistry must be studied in its historical development was clearly seen by Plato, whose dialogue called the Sophist contains a formal review of the changing phases and aspects of sophistical teaching.

More Sentences