sophistry

noun

soph·ist·ry ˈsä-fə-strē How to pronounce sophistry (audio)

plural sophistries

: subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation

: sophism sense 1

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Sophistry Has Roots in Greek Philosophy

The original Sophists were ancient Greek teachers of rhetoric and philosophy prominent in the 5th century B.C. In their heyday, these philosophers were considered adroit in their reasoning, but later philosophers (particularly Plato) described them as sham philosophers, out for money and willing to say anything to win an argument. Thus sophist (which comes from Greek sophistēs, meaning "wise man" or "expert") earned a negative connotation as "a captious or fallacious reasoner." Sophistry is reasoning that seems plausible on a superficial level but is actually unsound, or reasoning that is used to deceive.

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Recent Examples on the Web Such economic sophistry has become a trend under President Biden.

Brian Riedl, National Review, 15 Apr. 2022 Ascribing causality to any one tactic is sophistry.

WSJ, 23 Dec. 2021 Notice FDR’s painstaking enumeration of the elements of his program, and his puncturing of his opponents’ sophistry.

Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2021 The sophistry of their cringe-inducing lexicon is dangerous.

Kenin M. Spivak, National Review, 16 Sep. 2021 And blunt is the racial preference, the explicit segregation, the insulting assumption-making and the overall intellectual sophistry that is anti-racist ideology in action.

The New York Times, Arkansas Online, 30 June 2021 And blunt is the racial preference, the explicit segregation, the insulting assumption-making and the overall intellectual sophistry that is anti-racist ideology in action.

The New York Times, Arkansas Online, 30 June 2021 The central irony of U2’s career might be that, having become sophisticated critics of media sophistry, the band simplified its outlook just before 9/11.

Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2021 See More

单词	sophistry
释义	sophistry noun soph·ist·ry ˈsä-fə-strē plural sophistries 1 : subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation 2 : sophism sense 1 Did you know? Sophistry Has Roots in Greek Philosophy The original Sophists were ancient Greek teachers of rhetoric and philosophy prominent in the 5th century B.C. In their heyday, these philosophers were considered adroit in their reasoning, but later philosophers (particularly Plato) described them as sham philosophers, out for money and willing to say anything to win an argument. Thus sophist (which comes from Greek sophistēs, meaning "wise man" or "expert") earned a negative connotation as "a captious or fallacious reasoner." Sophistry is reasoning that seems plausible on a superficial level but is actually unsound, or reasoning that is used to deceive. Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Such economic sophistry has become a trend under President Biden. Brian Riedl, National Review, 15 Apr. 2022 Ascribing causality to any one tactic is sophistry. WSJ, 23 Dec. 2021 Notice FDR’s painstaking enumeration of the elements of his program, and his puncturing of his opponents’ sophistry. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2021 The sophistry of their cringe-inducing lexicon is dangerous. Kenin M. Spivak, National Review, 16 Sep. 2021 And blunt is the racial preference, the explicit segregation, the insulting assumption-making and the overall intellectual sophistry that is anti-racist ideology in action. The New York Times, Arkansas Online, 30 June 2021 And blunt is the racial preference, the explicit segregation, the insulting assumption-making and the overall intellectual sophistry that is anti-racist ideology in action. The New York Times, Arkansas Online, 30 June 2021 And blunt is the racial preference, the explicit segregation, the insulting assumption-making and the overall intellectual sophistry that is anti-racist ideology in action. The New York Times, Arkansas Online, 30 June 2021 The central irony of U2’s career might be that, having become sophisticated critics of media sophistry, the band simplified its outlook just before 9/11. Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 sophistry noun as in ambiguity reasoning or arguments that sound correct but are actually false She said that many of the points made during the debate were pure sophistry. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance ambiguity deception ambiguousness deceptiveness fiction equivocation incorrectness circumlocution superstition delusion sophism tergiversation quibbling mendacity dishonesty nebulousness lie murkiness opacity speciousness obscurity error untruthfulness shuffle spuriousness misunderstanding mendaciousness inaccuracy distortion obscureness equivocalness misrepresentation pretense factoid misinformation misinterpretation fallacy illusion misapprehension miscomprehension pretence misstatement misperception falsehood untruth myth misjudgment fib falsity misconception misbelief misreport hallucination tale half-truth story misknowledge old wives' tale Antonyms & Near Antonyms truth correctness accuracy verity actuality honesty credibility truthfulness veracity factualness frankness genuineness factuality directness candor plainness trustworthiness openness forthrightness straightforwardness openheartedness plumpness See More
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