Get to know Sophistic better with 4 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like reasoner or invalid.
Sophistic in a sentence
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Sophistic meaning
Synonym of sophistical, of or related to the ancient Sophists, characterized by fallacious reasoning.
Using Sophistic
- The main meaning on this page is: Synonym of sophistical, of or related to the ancient Sophists, characterized by fallacious reasoning.
- Useful related words include: reasoner, ratiocinator, sophistical, invalid.
- In the example corpus, sophistic often appears in combinations such as: second sophistic, sophistic the.
Context around Sophistic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sophistic
- In this selection, "sophistic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, neo, view and positions stand out and add context to how "sophistic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and neo sophistic positions on and the neo sophistic view contends. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sophistic" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sophistic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The province of Asia embraced the Second Sophistic the most. (10 words)
The contemporary neo-Aristotelian and neo-Sophistic positions on rhetoric mirror the division between the Sophists and Aristotle. (18 words)
Neo-Aristotelians generally study rhetoric as political discourse, while the neo-Sophistic view contends that rhetoric cannot be so limited. (20 words)
The Influence of the Second Sophistic on Roman Education During the Second Sophistic, the Greek discipline of rhetoric had heavy influence on Roman education. (24 words)
Neo-Aristotelians generally study rhetoric as political discourse, while the neo-Sophistic view contends that rhetoric cannot be so limited. (20 words)
The contemporary neo-Aristotelian and neo-Sophistic positions on rhetoric mirror the division between the Sophists and Aristotle. (18 words)
Example sentences (4)
The Influence of the Second Sophistic on Roman Education During the Second Sophistic, the Greek discipline of rhetoric had heavy influence on Roman education.
Neo-Aristotelians generally study rhetoric as political discourse, while the neo-Sophistic view contends that rhetoric cannot be so limited.
The contemporary neo-Aristotelian and neo-Sophistic positions on rhetoric mirror the division between the Sophists and Aristotle.
The province of Asia embraced the Second Sophistic the most.
Common combinations with sophistic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: