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reasoning or arguments that sound correct but are actually false
- She said that many of the points made during the debate were pure sophistry.
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“Sophistry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sophistry. Accessed 2 Dec. 2020.
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The first known use of sophistry was in the 14th century
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