What is another word for sophism?
Pronunciation:
[ sˈɒfɪzəm], [ sˈɒfɪzəm], [ s_ˈɒ_f_ɪ_z_ə_m]
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Synonyms for Sophism:
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n.
• casuistry- deceptivenesses ,
- over subtleness ,
- over subtlenesses ,
- over-subtleness ,
- over-subtlenesses ,
- oversubtlenesses .
- Defraudation ,
- Double dealing ,
- beguilement ,
- beguilements ,
- boondoggle ,
- boondoggles ,
- cozenage ,
- cunnings ,
- disinformation ,
- dissimulation ,
- double-dealing ,
- dupery ,
- fast one ,
- fraudulence ,
- hokum ,
- hypocrisy .
Other synonyms:
- casuistry .
Other relevant words:
- Antilogy ,
- Atomism ,
- Elench ,
- Elenchus ,
- Hysteron Proteron ,
- Petitio Principii ,
- Philosophism ,
- Quillet ,
- Slipslop ,
- Speciosity ,
- anticlimax ,
- apparent soundness ,
- argument ,
- argument by analogy ,
- argumentum ad baculum ,
- argumentum ad captandum ,
- argumentum ad hominem ,
- bad case ,
- bathos ,
- begging the question ,
- blunder ,
- bull ,
- cant ,
- caption ,
- cavil ,
- caviling ,
- chicane ,
- chicanery ,
- circular argument ,
- circularity ,
- claptrap ,
- cultivation ,
- deceitfulness ,
- deceptiveness ,
- delusion ,
- disingenuousness ,
- distortion ,
- edification ,
- empty words ,
- equivocalness ,
- equivocation ,
- error ,
- evasion ,
- fallacious argument ,
- fallaciousness ,
- false belief ,
- formal fallacy ,
- illogicality ,
- illusion ,
- inconsistency ,
- insincerity ,
- invalidity ,
- irrationality ,
- jesuitism ,
- jesuitry ,
- legerdemain ,
- logical fallacy ,
- mere words ,
- misapplication ,
- miscalculation ,
- misconception ,
- misjudgement ,
- mistake ,
- mockery ,
- moonshine ,
- muddle ,
- mystification ,
- nicety ,
- non sequitur ,
- obfuscation ,
- obscurantism ,
- paralogism ,
- perversion ,
- philosophy ,
- plausibility ,
- plausibleness ,
- play on words ,
- prevarication ,
- quibble ,
- quibbling ,
- quiddity ,
- quirk ,
- quodlibet ,
- rationalization ,
- refinement ,
- refutation ,
- shift ,
- solecism ,
- sophisms ,
- sophisticate ,
- sophistries ,
- special pleading ,
- subterfuge ,
- subtlety ,
- unsoundness ,
- vicious circle ,
- weak point ,
- worldliness .
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How to use "Sophism" in context?
One definition of "sophism" is a fallacy that relies on a false, oversimplified, or1achievable premise. Sophisms can be verbal or mathematical, but they all share a common trait: they are tricks used to deceive someone. Sophisms are often used in argument, but can also be used in everyday conversation to mislead or deceive someone.
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