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Noun sophistry has 1 sense
  1. sophism, sophistry, sophistication - a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
    --1 is a kind of fallacy, false belief

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Sophistries

Description:

Sophistries refer to seemingly plausible but misleading arguments or deceptive reasoning used to deceive or confuse others.

Possible Parts of Speech:

  • Noun - plural form of sophistry

Senses and Usages:

Noun:

  1. Deceptive or misleading arguments used to distort the truth.

    2. Example sentence: The politician's speech was filled with sophistries to manipulate public opinion.

  2. Fallacious reasoning or clever but false arguments.

    3. Example sentence: The advertisement used sophistries to persuade customers to buy their product.

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