sophism
pronunciation
How to pronounce sophism in British English:
UK ['sɒfɪzəm]
How to pronounce sophism in American English:
US [ˈsɑfˌɪzəm]
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- Noun:
- a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
Word Origin
- sophism (n.)
- early 15c., earlier sophime (mid-14c.), "specious but fallacious argument devised for purposes of deceit or to exercise one's ingenuity," from Old French sophime "a fallacy, false argument" (Modern French sophisme), from Latin sophisma, from Greek sophisma "clever device, skillful act, stage-trick," from stem of sophizesthai "become wise" (see sophist).
Example
- 1. Evasion , equivocation , sophism david has a quibble with my idea of buying new computers for the office .
- 2. Therefore , the quantitative easing of the united states to print $ 600 billion is an absolute disaster for global economy , so the remark that hot money is beneficial by u. s.finance minister is sophism against facts .