noun (plural sophistries) (formal)
1 [U] the use of clever arguments to persuade people that sth is true when it is really false:
Convincing myself that I had gained in some way from my loss was just pure sophistry.
2 [C] a reason or an explanation that tries to show that sth is true when it is really false:
He was hostile to their hypocritical sophistries.
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