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sophistry

/ˈsɒ.fɪ.stɹi/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Cunning, sometimes manifested as trickery.
  2. The art of using deceptive speech or writing.
  3. An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so.

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Sources

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