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sophistry

/ˈsɒfɪstri/noun

उच्चारण सॉफ़िस्ट्री

कुतर्क, वितंडा, तर्काभास

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nounsophistries
  1. 1

    [U] formal, disapproving

    the use of clever arguments that seem correct but are in fact false, in order to deceive people

    कुतर्क, वितंडा, तर्काभास

    • The lawyer's argument was pure sophistry.
    • He was accused of using sophistry to defend the policy.

    Synonyms casuistry specious reasoning fallacy quibbling chicanery

    Opposite sound reasoning logic honesty

  2. 2

    [C] formal

    a clever argument that seems correct but is false

    भ्रामक तर्क

    • the sophistries of politicians

    Synonyms fallacy sophism

◇Word family
sophist nounsophistical adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

casuistry specious reasoning fallacy quibbling chicanery sophism

Antonyms

sound reasoning logic honesty

⌂Word origin and word building

From the Sophists, teachers in ancient Greece who were paid to teach the art of clever argument.

यह प्राचीन यूनान के Sophists से बना है, जो पैसे लेकर चतुर तर्क करने की कला सिखाते थे।