sophistry — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

The actions or arguments of a sophist.

Such conduct is at any rate not sophistical, if Aristotle be right in describing sophistry as the art of making money.

2

Plausible yet fallacious argumentation or reasoning.

3

An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so.

And so he reasoned until the first generous impulse to proclaim the truth and relinquish his titles and his estates to their rightful owner was forgotten beneath the mass of sophistries which self-interest had advanced.

Collocations

5

ADJ.

right

VERB + SOPHISTRY

called, describing, like

SOPHISTRY + NOUN

art

PREP.

in

ADV.

always

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reas

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

Such conduct is at any rate not sophistical, if Aristotle be right in describing sophistry as the art of making money.

Wiktionary

02

And so he reasoned until the first generous impulse to proclaim the truth and relinquish his titles and his estates to their rightful owner was forgotten beneath the mass of sophistries which self-int

Wiktionary

03

You can adduce studies and reports all you like, but their sophistry will always win out.

Tatoeba · #10693705

04

I think that things have become very murky these days, lots of misunderstanding, miscues, a lot of what the ancients would have called sophistry.

Tatoeba · #11595501

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, sophistry is marked as historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.