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soph‧ist‧ry /ˈsɒfəstri, ˈsɒfɪstri $ ˈsɑː-/ noun (plural sophistries) [uncountable and countable]
سفسطه، مغالطه، زبان بازی، برهان تراشی، فریب، روانشناسی: سفسطه
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Synonyms & Related Wordssophistry[noun]Synonyms: fallacy, casuistry, deception, deceptiveness, delusion, equivocation, sophism, speciousness, spuriousness
Related Words: ambiguity,
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English Dictionarysoph‧ist‧ry /ˈsɒfəstri, ˈsɒfɪstri $ ˈsɑː-/
noun (
plural sophistries)
[uncountable and countable] formal[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Medieval Latin;
Origin: sophistria, from Latin sophista 'one who uses sophistry', from Greek sophistes 'wise man, teacher of knowledge, user of sophistry', from sophizesthai 'to become wise, deceive', from sophos 'clever, wise']
the clever use of reasons or explanations that seem correct but are really false, in order to deceive people
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