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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries诡辩
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: guǐ biàn
"他的解释纯属诡辩，无法令人信服。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The use of clever but false arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving.
"Her argument was dismissed by the committee as mere political sophistry." - 2
A fallacious argument or unsound reasoning presented with subtle plausibility.
"He defended his controversial policy with intricate legal sophistry."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek word sophistēs (a wise man or master of arts), passing through Old French and Middle English. Originally denoting the practice of philosophical disputation, it evolved pejoratively to mean clever, deceptive argumentation designed to mislead rather than inform.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Sophistry"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Sophistry" is said worldwide
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sophisme
Transliteration: so-fism
"Son discours n'est que pure sophisme."
Sophisterei
Transliteration: zo-fis-tuh-rye
"Seine Argumentation entlarvte sich schnell als bloße Sophisterei."
sofisma
Transliteration: so-fiz-ma
"Il suo discorso era pieno di sofismi."
sofisma
Transliteration: so-fis-ma
"El abogado recurrió al sofisma para confundir al jurado."
sofisma
Transliteration: su-fiz-mu
"A tese dele baseia-se em um claro sofisma."
कुतर्क
Transliteration: kutark
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसकी बातें केवल कुतर्क थीं।"
诡辩
Transliteration: guǐ biàn
Script: 中文汉字
"他的解释纯属诡辩，无法令人信服。"
궤변
Transliteration: gwe-byeon
Script: 한국어 한글
"그의 주장은 궤변에 불과하다."
詭弁
Transliteration: kiben
Script: 日本語
"彼の説明は単なる詭弁だ。"
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