drogreden — meaning in English
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English meaning
- chicanery noun Dishonest behavior that relies on tricks or misleading arguments.
- fallacy noun A mistaken belief, especially one based on flawed reasoning.
- pretext noun A false reason given to hide the real motive behind an action.
- sophism noun The ancient group of Sophists, along with their beliefs and way of teaching philosophy and public speaking.
Senses
drogreden is used for these senses in English:
- chicanery (uncountable) Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
- fallacy (logic) An argument, or apparent argument, which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue, while in reality it is not; a specious argument.
- pretext A false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason; a pretense.
- sophism (countable) A flawed argument, superficially correct in its reasoning, usually designed to deceive.
chicanery — full definition
- noun Dishonest behavior that relies on tricks or misleading arguments.
- noun A single dishonest trick carried out to deceive someone.
- noun A tendency to behave in a dishonest, underhand way.
fallacy — full definition
- noun A mistaken belief, especially one based on flawed reasoning.
- noun An argument that seems logical but is actually flawed or misleading.
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