sophism

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That prompted a Foreign Ministry official to say Pompeo had been “letting loose reckless remarks and sophism of all kinds against us every day.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2019

Mixing his sophism with some cynicism, Galbraith explained that such shyness will be outgrown before long.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Dialecticians found in their system the widest range for feminine cleverness of speech, and defended hetairism with the greatest subtlety and the most ingenious sophism.

From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell

Hans did not laugh in his turn, but facing round simply said— “Every truth is overshadowed by a sophism more like the truth than truth itself!”

From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne

The idea of various kinds of legato is purely a sophism, a product of non-musical hyper-analysis.

From Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered by Hofmann, Josef