sophistic
Example Sentences
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It’s a kind of sophistic logic, suggesting that a White person can’t be racist if they have once helped a Black person, he said.
From Washington Post
“Lying flat is my sophistic movement,” he wrote, referring to the Greek philosopher Diogenes, who was known for living in a barrel.
From Washington Post
These policies have caused Facebook employees to push back against Zuckerberg's policies, including staging a virtual walkout in June to protest the company allowing Trump's violent and sophistic posts to remain on their site.
From Salon
Earlier this month dozens of telecommuting Facebook employees staged a virtual walkout to oppose CEO Mark Zuckerberg's refusal to take a strong stance against the racist, violent and sophistic content posted by President Donald Trump.
From Salon
Zuckerberg's attitude towards the role of social media in serving as an arbiter of truth differs from his peers at Snapchat and, recently, Twitter, which made an about-face in its policies around Trump's sophistic tweets.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
