Sophistry synonyms

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paralogy
(Biology) A paralogous relationship
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fallacy (related)
A statement or an argument based on a false or invalid inference.
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pedantry (related)
An instance of pedantic behavior:
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ambiguity
(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.
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subtle argument
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irrationality
An irrational idea, expression, or act.
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inconsistency
(Logic) an incompatibility between two propositions that cannot both be true
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casuistry
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.
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deception
Something that deceives, as an illusion, or is meant to deceive, as a fraud
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paralogism
A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.
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trickery
The art of dressing up; artifice; stratagem; fraud; imposture.
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sophism
A plausible but fallacious argument.
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speciousness
(Uncountable) The state or quality of being specious.
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spuriousness
The property of being spurious.
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correct (related)
Plausible but invalid reasoning
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true (related)
Truth.
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sophistication
The state, quality, or character of being sophisticated
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mendacity (related)
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dogmatism (related)
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mystification (related)
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obfuscation (related)
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idiocy (related)
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obscurantism (related)
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special pleading (related)
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chicanery (related)
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Find another word for sophistry. In this page you can discover 25 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for sophistry, like: paralogy, fallacy, pedantry, ambiguity, subtle argument, irrationality, inconsistency, casuistry, deception, paralogism and trickery.
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Sophistry Sentence Examples

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • It would seem then that even in its decline sophistry had its educational use.

  • 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.

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