Sophistry

/sˈɒfɪstɹi/

/ˈsɔfɪˌstɹi/

[noun]

Sophistry

[NOUN]

the clever use of arguments that seem correct and convincing but are actually false in order to deceive people

synonyms : sophism

sophistication

Examples

1. Well, I think in both cases, the demonstrators have had their fill of the party sophistry and prevarication.

2. Every once in a while, this is the problem with sophistry and pseudo intellectual ism that every once in a while some idea that people who don't read history or philosophy or political science or whatever, they have no frame of reference.

3. Hey, Legal Eagles, it's time to think like a lawyer, because the first day of the impeachment trial in the Senate was filled with all kinds of lawyer skills and complete sophistry.

4. but everybody does what they think the ends will justify so you know some of the argument is just sophistry to bounce back briefly to immigration