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SOPHISM Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of SOPHISM is an argument apparently correct in form but actually invalid; especially : such an argument used to deceive.
Sophist - Wikipedia
Sophistry, or a sophism, is a fallacious argument, especially one used deliberately to deceive. [5][6] Today, a sophist is a person who reasons with clever but deceptive or intellectually dishonest arguments. [7][8]
Ancient Greek Philosophy, Rhetoric & Argumentation - Britannica
Sophist, any of certain Greek lecturers, writers, and teachers in the 5th and 4th centuries bce, most of whom traveled about the Greek-speaking world giving instruction in a wide range of subjects in return for fees. The term sophist (Greek sophistes) had earlier applications.
SOPHISM Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
When someone deliberately tries to trick you by making a false statement, that's a sophism. Inventing statistics to back up your personal belief that dogs are smarter than humans is one example of sophism.
Sophism - Philopedia
Sophism was an influential Greek movement of itinerant teachers who sold rhetorical skill, challenged traditional truth, and shaped classical philosophy.
The Sophists - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Our understanding of the sophists is deeply colored by Plato’s strenuous efforts to sharply distinguish philosophers from sophists, and in particular to make a case that the Athenians were wrong to regard Socrates as one of the sophists.
SOPHISM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
In one sense the converse of either a howler or a sophism is a mathematical paradox, in which a valid derivation leads to an unexpected or implausible result.
What is Sophism? - PHILO-notes
Sophism is a term used to describe a particular style of argumentation and reasoning that is often associated with deception and trickery. It refers to a type of rhetoric that aims to persuade rather than inform, and that relies on clever wordplay and logical fallacies to make its point.
What is Sophism in Rhetoric? - ThoughtCo
A plausible but fallacious argument, or deceptive argumentation in general. In rhetorical studies, sophism refers to the argumentative strategies practiced and taught by the Sophists.
Sophism - definition of sophism by The Free Dictionary
sophism 1. a specious argument for displaying ingenuity in reasoning or for deceiving someone. 2. any false argument or fallacy. — sophister, n. — sophistic, adj. See also: Argumentation
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