Specious but fallacious reasoning; employment of arguments which are intentionally deceptive.
| 单词 | θ124520 |
| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > [noun] (53) sophistry1340 Specious but fallacious reasoning; employment of arguments which are intentionally deceptive. chop-logic1533 Sophistical or contentious argument. Jesuitism1613 Principles or practice of such a character as those ascribed to the Jesuits; Jesuitry. chopping of logic1668 bandying of arguments. casuistry1712 The science, art, or reasoning of the casuist; that part of Ethics which resolves cases of conscience, applying the general rules of religion and… sophism1768 Without article: Sophistry. special pleading1813 Argumentation which unfairly privileges one side over another, or which deliberately ignores aspects that are unfavourable to the point of view… subtilism1825 A subtle point or feature; a subtlety; (also) subtle doctrine. Jesuitry1832 The principles, doctrine, or practices of the Jesuits, or such as are ascribed to them; subtle casuistry or prevarication; the doctrine that the end… verbalism1847 Preoccupation with or concentration on the words used to express or convey something, to the neglect of their content or its value, relevance to… logic-chopping1904 Subcategories:— use or practice of (5) — quality of (4) — love of (1) — profession of (1) — instance of (16) — false reasoner, sophist (15) |
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