sophistic

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Learned borrowing from Latin sophisticus, borrowing of Ancient Greek σοφιστικός (sophistikós). Equivalent to sophist + -ic and sophism + -istic.

Hitherto such writers have confined their view mostly to speculative points, sophistic reasonings, and sarcastic interpellations. — Imaginary Conversations and Poems: A Selection, Walter Savage Landor
But what will become of our young gentleman, if he be attacked with the sophistic subtlety of some syllogism? — Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete, Michel de Montaigne
Since I myself have been an inmate of a lunatic asylum, I cannot but notice that the sophistic tendencies of some of its inmates lean towards the errors of non causa and ignoratio elenchi.” I positively opened my eyes at this new development. — Dracula, Bram Stoker

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