Sophistical
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Sophistical is an adjective meaning Pertaining to a sophist or sophistry.
Meaning
Pertaining to a sophist or sophistry.
More Meanings
- Fallacious, misleading or incorrect in logic or reasoning, especially intentionally.
Example Sentences
Assuming other people to be as sophistical as ourselves, and as intent as we upon winning the argument, they are likely to be no more honest than we.
This is, we believe, a fair summary of Mr. Lamb's doctrine. We are sure that we do not wish to represent him unfairly. […] But we must plainly say that his argument, though ingenious, is altogether sophistical.
Synonyms for sophistical
Depending on context, synonyms include sophistic, invalid.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sophistic, invalid, refutations, sophiological, sophiologic, sophrological.
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