Sophistication and Sophism

Sophistication

Sophistication noun - A deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone.

Sophism is a synonym for sophistication. In some cases you can use "Sophism" instead a noun "Sophistication".

Nearby Words: sophisticated, sophistical, sophistic, sophisticating

Sophism

Sophism noun - A deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone.
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Synonyms for Sophism

Sophistication is a synonym for sophism. You can use "Sophistication" instead a noun "Sophism".

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