sophism
UK/'sɒfizm/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A clever but deliberately flawed or misleading argument intended to deceive.
诡辩，似是而非的论点
Root Breakdown
Native Englishsophother
+
ismdoctrine, belief, practice
=sophism
Common Collocations
- 1.resort to sophism诉诸诡辩
- 2.[expose a sophism]揭穿诡辩
- 3.deliberate sophism蓄意的诡辩
- 4.[political sophism]政治诡辩
Example Sentences
- 1.
His argument sounded convincing at first, but it was pure sophism designed to mislead.
- 2.
The debate was full of sophism, making it hard to identify the real issues.
- 3.
Philosophers have long warned against the dangers of sophism in public discourse.