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sophistry

soph·is·try [ sóffistree ] (plural soph·is·tries)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. flawed method of argumentation: a method of argumentation that seems clever but is actually flawed or dishonest

2. philosophy 
Same as  sophism


[14th century. Via French< Latin sophistria< sophista (see sophist)]
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