sophistry
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One judge said the claimed difference with gambling “is sophistry to the nth degree. . . . It’s still the house.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Hotez speaks frequently in public and has written two previous books refuting anti-science sophistry.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025
Roberts uses sophistry to avoid answering those bigger questions.
From Slate • Jun. 18, 2025
Rodgers said the bankruptcy judge's decision, which 3M is appealing, "should have ended the sophistry" and 3M's attempt to avoid liability.
From Reuters • Dec. 23, 2022
It sounded to her like sophistry, or an explanation for its own sake.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing sophistry
Ancient Philosophy
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
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