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soph·ism

m) KEY

NOUN:

A plausible but fallacious argument.
Deceptive or fallacious argumentation.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English sophime, sophisme, from Old French sophime, from Latin sophisma, from Greek, from sophizesthai, to be subtle, from sophos, clever, wise

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