Definitions for sophistry
ˈsɒf ə strisophist·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sophism, sophistry, sophisticationnoun

   a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sophistrynoun

   An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so.

2. sophistrynoun

   The art of using deceptive speech or writing.

3. sophistrynoun

   Cunning or trickery.

4. Etymology: From sophistrie, from sophista, from σοφιστής, from σοφίζω, from σοφός

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sophistrynoun

   Fallacious ratiocination.

   Etymology: from sophist.

   His sophistry prevailed; his father believed. Philip Sidney.

   These men have obscured and confounded the natures of things, by their false principles and wretched sophistry; tho’ an act be never so sinful, they will strip it of its guilt. South.

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1. sophistry

   Sophistry refers to the use of clever but misleading arguments or reasoning, usually with the intention of deceiving or manipulating. It typically involves complex, fallacious arguments that may sound plausible on the surface but are actually incorrect or dishonest.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Sophistrynoun

   the art or process of reasoning; logic

2. Sophistrynoun

   the practice of a sophist; fallacious reasoning; reasoning sound in appearance only

Matched Categories

1. • Fallacy

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sophistry in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sophistry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of sophistry in a Sentence

1. Francis Bacon:

   Universities incline wits to sophistry and affectation.

2. David Hume:

   If we take in our hand any volume; of divinity or school metaphysics, for instance; let us ask, "Does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number?" No. "Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matter of fact and existence?" No. Commit it then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sophistry
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sophistry
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sophistry
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sophistry
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=sophistry