Synonyms of the word

sophistry

• n. (uncountable) Cunning, sometimes manifested as trickery.
• n. (uncountable) The art of using deceptive speech or writing.
• n. (countable) An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised…

fallacy

• n. Deceptive or false appearance; deceitfulness; that which misleads the eye or the mind; deception.
• n. (logic) An argument, or apparent argument, which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue, while…

sophism

• n. A method of teaching using the techniques of philosophy and rhetoric.
• n. (informal) A flawed argument, superficially correct in its reasoning, usually designed to deceive.
• n. (informal) An intentional fallacy.
• n. Archaic spelling of Sufism.

sophistication

• n. Enlightenment or education.
• n. Cultivated intellectual worldliness; savoir-faire.
• n. Deceptive logic; sophistry.
• n. Falsification or contamination.
• n. Complexity.
• n. Ability to deal with complexity.
• n. (archaic) The act of sophisticating; adulteration.