Examples of 'sophistry' in a sentence

Meaning of "sophistry"

sophistry (noun) - a deceptive or misleading argument or reasoning that is used to manipulate or persuade others. Sophistry often involves using clever language or logical fallacies to create the appearance of truth or validity, even when the argument lacks sound reasoning or evidence
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  • The actions or arguments of a sophist.
  • Plausible yet fallacious argumentations or reasoning.
  • An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so; a sophism.

How to use "sophistry" in a sentence

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No wonder you spread sophistry in the world.
Mere sophistry because the cases are different.
You can not engage in this sophistry.
The legal sophistry was in need of further sophistries.
Do not try to convince me with such sophistry.
This is not sophistry and this is not hypocrisy.
You are just continuing your pattern of sophistry.
A bit of sophistry often used by scientists.
His next statement is a good example of sophistry.
Sophistry was then the art of misleading.
I would note there is some sophistry there.
This is sophistry of the first degree.
I believe that in rhetoric this is called sophistry.
Do not try to rely on sophistry to dodge that point.
I can not agree with such sophistry.

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A certain degree of sophistry may be unavoidable.
And that is dangerous without sophistry.
It really is sophistry of the worst sort.
The dentistry and the sophistry.
This is sophistry of the worst kind.
Beause he substituted eclecticism and sophistry for dialectics.
Sophistry to deceive the public.
It is just a sly sophistry from liberal arts graduates.
Because he substituted eclecticism and sophistry for dialectics.
The sophistry of full employment.
I am becoming adept at sophistry and swindling.
They spin that as science which is just sophistry.
More sophistry from you.
Is virtually to destroy all sophistry at once.
This is sophistry on your part.
They see not the sophistry.
Cunning sophistry can be found within the concept of ideology.
Which leads to all types of sophistry.
I did not then see the sophistry contained in this argument.
To say they are not binding is sophistry.
And it is sophistry to argue otherwise.
They have really gone beyond the ken of sophistry.
This is not sophistry on my part.
I would find that to be mistaken but not sophistry.
It will take a lot of sophistry to get out of that one.
And then there are those who practice sophistry.
Had not the interested sophistry of merchants and manufacturers.
And enough of this sophistry.
Philosophical sophistry notwithstanding.
This is not the time or the place for sophistry.
This may be more an exercise in sophistry than a true criticism.
You are afraid of death but stop employing your sophistry.
It is utter sophistry to believe so.
I require service not sophistry.
Wisdom and sophistry after the fact are always amongst us.

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