Definition of sophist

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Sophist (n.) Hence, an impostor in argument; a captious or fallacious reasoner..

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Evade :: Evade (v. t.) To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding..
Theosophist :: Theosophist (n.) One addicted to theosophy.
Sophistical :: Sophistical (a.) Of or pertaining to a sophist; embodying sophistry; fallaciously subtile; not sound.
Unsophisticate :: Unsophisticate (a.) Alt. of Unsophisticate.
Nias :: Nias (n.) A young hawk; an eyas; hence, an unsophisticated person..
Chicane :: Chicane (n.) The use of artful subterfuge, designed to draw away attention from the merits of a case or question; -- specifically applied to legal proceedings; trickery; chicanery; caviling; sophistry..
Desophisticate :: Desophisticate (v. t.) To clear from sophism or error.
Cavillation :: Cavillation (n.) Frivolous or sophistical objection.
Sophister :: Sophister (v. t.) To maintain by sophistry, or by a fallacious argument..
Sophistry :: Sophistry (n.) The art or process of reasoning; logic.
Deipnosophist :: Deipnosophist (n.) One of an ancient sect of philosophers, who cultivated learned conversation at meals..
Naive :: Naive (a.) Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, naive manners; a naive person; naive and unsophisticated remarks..
Crocodility :: Crocodility (n.) A caption or sophistical mode of arguing.
Sophistication :: Sophistication (n.) The act of sophisticating; adulteration; as, the sophistication of drugs..
Lamb :: Lamb (n.) A simple, unsophisticated person; in the cant of the Stock Exchange, one who ignorantly speculates and is victimized..
Sophist :: Sophist (n.) Hence, an impostor in argument; a captious or fallacious reasoner..
Philosophist :: Philosophist (n.) A pretender in philosophy.
Theosophistical :: Theosophistical (a.) Of or pertaining to theosophy; theosophical.
Sophisticate :: Sophisticate (a.) Alt. of Sophisticate.
Sophistry :: Sophistry (n.) The practice of a sophist; fallacious reasoning; reasoning sound in appearance only.
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