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Sophism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Sophism has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

2

A method of teaching using the techniques of philosophy and rhetoric.

3

Archaic spelling of Sufism.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
fallacy
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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