sophism

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Good Public, whenever therefore you detect a Sophism in a petition, let me advise you, put your hand upon your pocket, for be assured, it is that which is particularly the point of attack.

From Sophisms of the Protectionists by White, Horace

I might refer the reader to the preceding demonstration for an answer to this Sophism; but it is one which recurs so often, that it deserves a special discussion.

From What Is Free Trade? An Adaptation of Frederic Bastiat's "Sophismes Éconimiques" Designed for the American Reader by Bastiat, Frédéric

There is, in political economy, no more generally accredited Sophism than this.

From Sophisms of the Protectionists by White, Horace

By showing that a thousand mistaken roads all lead to this great generative Sophism, I may perhaps teach the public to recognize, to know, and to mistrust it, under all circumstances.

From Sophisms of the Protectionists by White, Horace

The Sophism of Achilles and the Tortoise is the most triumphant of examples of Ignoratio Elenchi.

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William