sophistry
Sophistry (noun) means the actions or arguments of a sophist.
Etymology
From Middle English safistre, soffistre, sofystry, sophestrie, sophestry, sophestrye, sophistre, sophistri, sophistrie, sophistry, sophistrye, sophystrye, from Old French sofisterie, sophistrie and Medieval Latin sophistria, Anglo-Latin sophestria, from Latin sophista, from Ancient Greek σοφιστής (sophistḗs, “wise man”), from σοφίζω (sophízō, “to be wise”), from σοφός (sophós, “wise”), equivalent to sophist + -ry.
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What is the meaning of sophistry?
"sophistry" (noun) means the actions or arguments of a sophist.
What are the different meanings of sophistry?
"sophistry" has 3 main meanings: 1. The actions or arguments of a sophist; 2. Plausible yet fallacious argumentation or reasoning; 3. An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so.