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Sophism in a sentence

Sophism meaning

  1. The school of the sophists in antiquity; their beliefs and method of teaching philosophy and rhetoric.
  2. A flawed argument, superficially correct in its reasoning, usually designed to deceive.
  3. An intentional fallacy.

Synonyms of Sophism

sophistry sophistication fallacy false belief

Related words

Other words often associated with Sophism or its synonyms:

misconception enlightenment quality worldliness falsification edification mundanity expertise naivete falsehood

Using Sophism

  • The main meaning on this page is: The school of the sophists in antiquity; their beliefs and method of teaching philosophy and rhetoric. | A flawed argument, superficially correct in its reasoning, usually designed to deceive. | An intentional fallacy.
  • Useful related words include: sophistry, sophistication, fallacy, false belief.

Context around Sophism

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

references 1×

Sentence patterns with Sophism

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

see also sophism references blackwell 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

regardless of his 1×

Common sentence endings:

references blackwell christopher 1×

Words around Sophism

Just before it in the word index:

sophie 904 sophiatx 2 sophiatown 16 sophian 2 sophia 567 soph 7

Just after it in the word index:

sophist 11 sophistic 4 sophisticate 4 sophisticated 1.363 sophisticatedly 2 sophisticates 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaaaaaaa 3 aaaaaaaaab 3 aaaid 3 aaan 3 aaarth 3 aabar 3

Corpus analysis for Sophism

  • In this selection, "sophism" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, references stand out and add context to how "sophism" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include see also sophism references blackwell. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sophism" sits close to words such as aaaaaaaaaa, aaaaaaaaab and aaaid, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sophism

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Regardless of his efforts toward this end, Greek history was still preferred by the majority of aristocratic Romans during this time. citation Notes See also * Sophism References * Blackwell, Christopher. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

Regardless of his efforts toward this end, Greek history was still preferred by the majority of aristocratic Romans during this time. citation Notes See also * Sophism References * Blackwell, Christopher. (29 words)

Example sentences (1)

Regardless of his efforts toward this end, Greek history was still preferred by the majority of aristocratic Romans during this time. citation Notes See also * Sophism References * Blackwell, Christopher.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sophism" in a sentence?
An example: "Regardless of his efforts toward this end, Greek history was still preferred by the majority of aristocratic Romans during this time. citation Notes See also * Sophism References * Blackwell, Christopher." This page contains 1 example sentence with the word "sophism" from authentic English texts.
What does "sophism" mean?
Sophism means: The school of the sophists in antiquity; their beliefs and method of teaching philosophy and rhetoric.
What are synonyms of "sophism"?
Common synonyms of "sophism" include: sophistry, sophistication, fallacy, false belief.
How many example sentences with "sophism" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 1 example sentence with "sophism", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.