n. a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
The teacher was not deceived by his sophism.
The teacher was not deceived by his sophism.
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sophistry; deception; fallacious argument; fallacy
truth
2 syllables
soph-ism
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