SOPHISTRY


Meaning of SOPHISTRY in English

/sof"euh stree/ , n. , pl. sophistries .

1. a subtle, tricky, superficially plausible, but generally fallacious method of reasoning.

2. a false argument; sophism.

[ 1300-50; ME sophistrie sophistre SOPHISTER + -ie -Y 3 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .