sofisme — meaning in English

English meaning

• chicanery noun Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
• fallacy noun A mistaken belief, especially one based on flawed reasoning.
• sophism noun The school of the sophists in antiquity; their beliefs and method of teaching philosophy and rhetoric.

Senses

sofisme 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.
• sophism (countable) A flawed argument, superficially correct in its reasoning, usually designed to deceive.

chicanery — full definition

1. noun Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
2. noun An individual act of trickery or deception.
3. noun The quality of being inclined to trickery or deceitfulness.

fallacy — full definition

1. noun A mistaken belief, especially one based on flawed reasoning.
2. noun An argument that seems logical but is actually flawed or misleading.

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