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Learn “Sophistry”

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Sophistry

noun/SOF-is-tree/

Meaning

Clever but false reasoning meant to trick people into agreeing.

In context

The debater used sophistry to make a weak point sound convincing.

Remember it

Sophistry sounds 'sophisticated' but it's smart-sounding nonsense meant to trick you.

Use it well

Use for arguments that sound clever but are secretly false or misleading.