Sophistic: alternatives and connections

Of no force, weight, or cogency; not valid; weak.

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Of no force, weight, or cogency; not valid; weak.

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The doctrine or mode of reasoning practiced by a sophist; hence, any fallacy designed to deceive.

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The doctrine or mode of reasoning practiced by a sophist; hence, any fallacy designed to deceive.

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One of a class of men who taught eloquence, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece; especially, one of those who, by their fallacious but plausib…

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One of a class of men who taught eloquence, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece; especially, one of those who, by their fallacious but plausib…

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One of a class of men who taught eloquence, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece; especially, one of those who, by their fallacious but plausib…

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Of or pertaining to a sophist; embodying sophistry; fallaciously subtile; not sound.

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