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sophistry vs fallacy

fallacy vs sophistry

sophistry and fallacy both are nouns.

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

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