Definition of sophism in US English:

noun

• A fallacious argument, especially one used deliberately to deceive.

  Example sentences

  • ‘They regarded this view of science as unsatisfactory, incomplete, or just another form of sophism.’
  • ‘This cannot but be sheer sophism of a militarist fanatic and an unpardonable mockery of the Koreans.’
  • ‘Thus, even since brute force has been held in check, the sophism has been not merely a species of evil, but the very essence of evil.’
  • ‘This year, in shame, the relevant secretary of the Assembly has decided to reduce the scope of the fest and has given reasons which can only be described as sophism.’
  • ‘And style, said Flaubert, is a very manner of seeing things, adding that distinctions between thought and style are a sophism.’

  Synonyms

  misconception, mistaken belief, misbelief, delusion, false notion, mistaken impression, misapprehension, misjudgement, miscalculation, misinterpretation, misconstruction, error, mistake, untruth, inconsistency, illusion, myth, fantasy, deceit, deception

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