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Sophistry

nounid 134978·updated May 18, 2026
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a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

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synonym
sophistication
plural
Sophistries
possessive
Sophistry's
pluralpossessive
Sophistries'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
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