Word "SOPHISM" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
Synonyms:
sophistication, sophistry

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Absurdity of chap's food soaked in liquid at start of meal (7)
Shop for a SIM using a deceitful argument (7)
Thus spy boss accepts Greek character's deceptive fallacy (7)
Argument used for deception Wall Street Journal 28 Jan 2025
Thus prime minister accepts his fallacious argument
Deceptive argument New York Times 08 Sep 2024
Specious argument deviously stops him wasting time
Has Aesop his means of false argument (7)
Clever but false argument (7)
Plausible but fallacious argument
Thus top politician conveys his dishonest argument The Times Cryptic 09 Dec 2021
False argument demonstrated by Glossop & his minions
Fallacious argument The Times Concise 14 Sep 2020
Very quiet man's initially made a false deduction
Thus political leader defends his specious argument
Plausible argument seen in very good letter by NCO The Telegraph Toughie 31 Jul 2018
A plausible but erroneous argument used to deceive The Times Specialist Sunday 01 Jul 2018
Specious reasoning New York Times 09 Oct 2016
Posh SIM - mobile sounds plausible but that can't be right Irish Times Crosaire 23 Jan 2016
Specious reasoning
Deceptive argument Universal 11 Oct 2015
Work to stop separation, ignoring constant illogical argument The Times Cryptic 26 May 2015
Therefore Prime Minister accepts his faulty argument
Deceptive argument
Concession to that man overlooking second false argument
Faulty argument
Specious argument
Specious argument
False argument
Thus top politician conveys his dishonest argument
Specious argument
Deceptive argument
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