sophism
n . 诡辩
诡辩
sophism n 1 :
a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone [
synonym : {
sophism },
{
sophistry }, {
sophistication }]
Sophism \
Soph "
ism \,
n . [
F .
sophisme ,
L .
sophisma ,
fr .
Gr . ?,
fr .
?
to make wise , ?
to be become wise ,
to play the sophist ,
fr .
?
wise .]
The doctrine or mode of reasoning practiced by a sophist ;
hence ,
any fallacy designed to deceive .
[
1913 Webster ]
When a false argument puts on the appearance of a true one ,
then it is properly called a sophism ,
or "
fallacy ". --
I .
Watts .
[
1913 Webster ]
Let us first rid ourselves of sophisms ,
those of depraved men ,
and those of heartless philosophers . --
I .
Taylor .
[
1913 Webster ]
66 Moby Thesaurus words for "
sophism ":
apparent soundness ,
argument ,
argument by analogy ,
argumentum ad baculum ,
argumentum ad captandum ,
argumentum ad hominem ,
bad case ,
begging the question ,
casuistry ,
circular argument ,
circularity ,
claptrap ,
crowd -
pleasing argument ,
deception ,
deceptiveness ,
delusion ,
disingenuousness ,
distortion ,
empty words ,
equivocalness ,
equivocation ,
evasive reasoning ,
fallaciousness ,
fallacy ,
formal fallacy ,
hysteron proteron ,
illogicality ,
insincere argument ,
insincerity ,
invalidity ,
irrationality ,
jesuitism ,
jesuitry ,
logical fallacy ,
material fallacy ,
mere rhetoric ,
misapplication ,
moonshine ,
mystification ,
non sequitur ,
obfuscation ,
obscurantism ,
oversubtlety ,
paralogism ,
perversion ,
petitio principii ,
philosophism ,
plausibility ,
plausibleness ,
pseudosyllogism ,
rationalization ,
solecism ,
sophistical reasoning ,
sophistication ,
sophistry ,
special pleading ,
speciosity ,
specious reasoning ,
speciousness ,
spuriousness ,
subtlety ,
unsoundness ,
verbal fallacy ,
vicious circle ,
vicious reasoning ,
weak point
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