sophism in Chinese
sophism in Chinese is 诡辩 — sophism means the ancient group of Sophists, along with their beliefs and way of teaching philosophy and public speaking.
sophism in Chinese
诡辩
Pronounced: guǐ biàn
(countable) A flawed argument, superficially correct in its reasoning, usually designed to deceive.
What does "sophism" mean?
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noun The ancient group of Sophists, along with their beliefs and way of teaching philosophy and public speaking.
"Empiricism has its roots in Greek and Roman sophism and skepticism, and continues through Kant and American pragmatism."
- noun An argument that looks sound but is actually wrong, usually meant to trick people.
- noun A false argument used on purpose.
- noun Clever-sounding but mistaken reasoning.
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sophism in a sentence
- Empiricism has its roots in Greek and Roman sophism and skepticism, and continues through Kant and American pragmatism.
- Sophistic teachers did not, in general, consciously aim at corrupting the young or turning them against their parents, but the radical skepticism and moral relativism of later sophism indirectly achieved something like this.
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What is "sophism" in Chinese?
"sophism" in Chinese is 诡辩. sophism means: The ancient group of Sophists, along with their beliefs and way of teaching philosophy and public speaking.
How do you pronounce 诡辩?
"sophism" in Chinese is 诡辩, pronounced "guǐ biàn".
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