Sophism

(noun.) a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone.

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• A demonstration, if just, admits of no opposite difficulty; and if not just, it is a mere sophism, and consequently can never be a difficulty. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• Will they not be sophisms captivating to the ear, having nothing in them genuine, or worthy of or akin to true wisdom? 柏拉图. 理想国.
• This is the cause of many mistakes and sophisms in philosophy; as will naturally be imagined, and as it would be easy to show, if there was occasion. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.

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