Sophismus — meaning in English
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English meaning
- sophism noun The school of the sophists in antiquity; their beliefs and method of teaching philosophy and rhetoric.
Senses
Sophismus is used for these senses in English:
- sophism (countable) A flawed argument, superficially correct in its reasoning, usually designed to deceive.
sophism — full definition
- noun The school of the sophists in antiquity; their beliefs and method of teaching philosophy and rhetoric.
- noun A flawed argument, superficially correct in its reasoning, usually designed to deceive.
- noun An intentional fallacy.
- noun Sophistic, fallacious reasoning or argumentation.
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