Word · Frequency #38426
sophistry
似是而非的推理；诡辩
核心释义
plausible but fallacious reasoning; clever but deceptive argumentation
- 1.
似是而非的论证或推理
Plausible yet fallacious argumentation or reasoning.
- 2.
故意使用看似巧妙实则无效的推理来欺骗他人的论证
a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
- 3.
看似合理但谬误或误导的论点,尤指有意为之
An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so.
似是而非的论证或推理；故意使用看似巧妙实则无效的推理来欺骗他人的论证；看似合理但谬误或误导的论点,尤指有意为之；诡辩；[法] 诡辩；辩术
用法In use
The lawyer's argument sounded convincing, but it was pure sophistry designed to mislead the jury.
用法提示：此处sophistry为不可数名词，指看似合理实则骗人的论证。
In the debate, he used sophistry to avoid answering the real question.
用法提示：此处sophistry为不可数名词，表示故意用巧妙但无效的推理欺骗对方。
The teacher warned us to watch out for sophistry in advertisements and political speeches.
用法提示：此处sophistry为不可数名词，指似是而非的误导性说法。
dismiss sth as sophistry
as 后接名词，表示把某事物看作诡辩。
The judge dismissed the lawyer's argument as sophistry.
法官把律师的论点斥为诡辩。
resort to sophistry
resort to 表示不得已或有意地采用某种手段，后面接不可数名词。
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