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sophism
(encz) | sophism,sofizmus n: Zdeněk Brož |
Sophism
(gcide) | Sophism \Soph"ism\, n. [F. sophisme, L. sophisma, fr. Gr. ?, fr.
? to make wise, ? to be become wise, to play the sophist, fr.
? wise.]
The doctrine or mode of reasoning practiced by a sophist;
hence, any fallacy designed to deceive.
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When a false argument puts on the appearance of a true
one, then it is properly called a sophism, or
"fallacy". --I. Watts.
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Let us first rid ourselves of sophisms, those of
depraved men, and those of heartless philosophers. --I.
Taylor.
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sophism
(wn) | sophism
n 1: a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in
reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone [syn: sophism,
sophistry, sophistication] |
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sophism
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Philosophism
(gcide) | Philosophism \Phi*los"o*phism\ (f[i^]*l[o^]s"[-o]*f[i^]z'm), n.
[Cf. F. philosophisme.]
Spurious philosophy; the love or practice of sophistry.
--Carlyle.
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Theosophism
(gcide) | Theosophism \The*os"o*phism\, n. [Cf. F. th['e]osophisme.]
Belief in theosophy. --Murdock.
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sophism
(wn) | sophism
n 1: a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in
reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone [syn: sophism,
sophistry, sophistication] |
theosophism
(wn) | theosophism
n 1: belief in theosophy |
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