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sophistry in Portuguese

sophistry in Portuguese is sofisma — sophistry means the behaviour or arguments typical of a sophist.

sophistry in Portuguese

sofisma
noun

What does "sophistry" mean?

  1. noun The behaviour or arguments typical of a sophist.
  2. noun Reasoning that sounds convincing but is actually wrong.
  3. noun A single argument that seems believable but is false or misleading, often on purpose.
    "And so he reasoned until the first generous impulse to proclaim the truth and relinquish his titles and his estates to their rightful owner was forgotten beneath the mass of sophistries which self-interest had advanced."
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sophistry in a sentence

  • And so he reasoned until the first generous impulse to proclaim the truth and relinquish his titles and his estates to their rightful owner was forgotten beneath the mass of sophistries which self-interest had advanced.

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What is "sophistry" in Portuguese?
"sophistry" in Portuguese is sofisma. sophistry means: The behaviour or arguments typical of a sophist.
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