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sophism vs fallacy

fallacy vs sophism

sophism and fallacy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sophism Yes No No No
fallacy Yes No No No
As nouns, fallacy is a hypernym of sophism; that is, fallacy is a word with a broader meaning than sophism:
  • sophism: a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
  • fallacy: a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
Other hypernyms of sophism include false belief.
sophism (noun) fallacy (noun)
a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
Difference between sophism and fallacy

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