sophismnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsɒf.ɪ.zəm/us/ˈsɑː.fɪ.zəm/formalan argument that seems true but is really false and is used to deceive people
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Debate & discussion
- arena
- compare
- conciliate
- dialectic
- float around
- fly
- fly around
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- negotiable
- negotiate
- parley
- powwow
- reason with sb
- reasoning
- sophistry
- speak
- talk sth out
- talk sth over
- toss
- weigh in
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