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Sophistry

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sophistry
a. a method of argument that is seemingly plausible though actually invalid and misleading
b. the art of using such arguments
Sophistry 

(1) The philosophic current in ancient Greece created by the Sophists.

(2) Reasoning based on the deliberate violation of the rules of logic or the use of false arguments.
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