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pedantry (related)
An instance of pedantic behavior:
paralogy
(Biology) A paralogous relationship
(Logic) an incompatibility between two propositions that cannot both be true
fallacy (related)
A statement or an argument based on a false or invalid inference.
(Countable) Something, particulary words and sentences, that is open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context.
subtle argument
An irrational idea, expression, or act.
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The definition of casuistry is the use of morals or beliefs in decisions of right and wrong in order to reach or rationalize a solution.
Something that deceives, as an illusion, or is meant to deceive, as a fraud
paralogism
A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.
A plausible but fallacious argument.
(Uncountable) The state or quality of being specious.
The property of being spurious.
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correct (related)
Plausible but invalid reasoning
The state, quality, or character of being sophisticated
mendacity (related)
dogmatism (related)
mystification (related)
obfuscation (related)
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idiocy (related)
obscurantism (related)
special pleading (related)
chicanery (related)
Find another word for sophistry. In this page you can discover 25 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for sophistry, like: pedantry, paralogy, inconsistency, fallacy, ambiguity, subtle argument, irrationality, casuistry, deception, paralogism and trickery.
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