Associations to the word «Sophistry»
Noun
- Fallacy
- Evasion
- Falsehood
- Conceit
- Rhetoric
- Hypocrisy
- Hume
- Argument
- Conspirator
- Conscience
- Illusion
- Reasoning
- Logic
- Ignorance
- Deception
- Truth
- Browning
- Excuse
- Morality
- Wit
- Justification
- Moral
- Insult
- Blind
- Plato
- Philosophy
- Render
- Philosopher
- Weakness
- Temptation
- Innocence
- Admiration
- Folly
- Inheritance
- Spite
- Guilt
- Passion
- Speculation
- Trick
- Slavery
- Inspiration
- Oath
- Flame
- Self
- Faith
- Sense
- Question
- Principle
- Necessity
- Conduct
- Obligation
- Answer
- Slave
- Judgment
Adjective
Wiktionary
SOPHISTRY, noun. (uncountable) Cunning, sometimes manifested as trickery.
SOPHISTRY, noun. (uncountable) The art of using deceptive speech or writing.
SOPHISTRY, noun. (countable) An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so.
Dictionary definition
SOPHISTRY, noun. A deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone.
Wise words
A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there
is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to
take away.