A
sophism refers to a clever but deceptive argument or reasoning that may seem logical, but is actually flawed or misleading. It is a way of manipulating or misleading others using clever words or logic to make a false point appear true or convincing.
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That said, Skeptical Science has done a wonderful job providing quick links refutations of some of the
sillier sophisms floating around the internet.
2) Because it is
a sophism, which also happens to validate the notion of cheating and make it «acceptable» or «normal».
In one of his first scenes, he describes a work of art by saying that the absence of something suggests the presence of it,
a sophism that's all the rage on college campuses.
Among the recent words on this site were
sophism, pinquid, and prandial.
In science, we call
it a sophism.