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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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Here, then, the sophistry is rather in form than in substance, though we might desire that to such a serious charge Socrates had given a more serious answer. Yet he knew that such consolation was the merest sophistry. Can any temptation have sophistry and delusion strong enough to persuade you to so simple a bargain? |
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