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Word: Sophism
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French sophime, via Latin from Greek sophisma ‘clever device’, from sophizesthai ‘become wise’ (see sophist)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsɒfɪz(ə)m
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a clever but false argument, especially one used deliberately to deceive.
Short Definition:clever but false argument
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