sophist 2
noundomain: person
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious
Synonyms
- casuist 1
someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious
Hypernym
reasoner 1
noun
someone who reasons logically
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
sophistic 1
adjective
of or pertaining to sophists
EnglishDerivationally related form
sophistic 2
adjective
plausible but misleading
sophistical 1
adjective
plausible but misleading
sophism 1
noun
a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
