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sophism

sop·hism

UK/ˈsɔfɪzəm/ US/ˈsɔfɪzəm/ uncommon archaic

noun

1.

a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

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From Middle English sophim, from Old French soffime, sofime, sofisme, sophisme, from Latin sophisma (“fallacy, sophism”), from Ancient Greek σόφῐσμᾰ (sóphĭsmă), from σοφίζω (sophízō) + -μα (-ma).

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