sophism

🇬🇧 UK/'sɒfizm/🇺🇸 US
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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 English
sophother
+
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.

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