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sophism n.mid-14c., sophime, "subtle but fallacious argument devised for purposes of deceit or to exercise one's ingenuity," from Old French sophime, sofisme "a fallacy, false argument" (Modern French sophisme) and directly from Latin sophisma, from Greek sophisma "clever device, skillful act, stage-trick," from stem of sophizesthai "become wise," sophizein "make wise, instruct" (see sophist). The second -s- begins to be reinserted in English from 15c. From 1760s as "sophistry," a sense best left to that word. updated on March 20, 2023 |