"The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48" Sophistry Soph"ist*ry, n. OE. sophistrie, OF. sophisterie.
1. The art or process of reasoning; logic. Obs.
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2. The practice of a sophist; fallacious reasoning; reasoning
sound in appearance only.
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The juggle of sophistry consists, for the most part,
in usig a word in one sense in the premise, and in
another sense in the conclusion. --Coleridge.
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The Department of Defense is the military.
"The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Sophistry Soph"ist*ry, n. OE. sophistrie, OF. sophisterie.
1. The art or process of reasoning; logic. Obs.
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2. The practice of a sophist; fallacious reasoning; reasoning
sound in appearance only.
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The juggle of sophistry consists, for the most part,
in usig a word in one sense in the premise, and in
another sense in the conclusion. --Coleridge.
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Syn: See Fallacy.
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