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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

  1. noun The school of the sophists in antiquity; their beliefs and method of teaching philosophy and rhetoric.
  2. noun A flawed argument, superficially correct in its reasoning, usually designed to deceive.
  3. noun An intentional fallacy.
  4. noun Sophistic, fallacious reasoning or argumentation.
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