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'''Sophistry''' (pronounced as SAH-fiss-tree) is a style of argumentation that has superficial appeal but is actually defective. Sophistry as a [[noun]] is a subtle, tricky, superficially plausible, but generally fallacious method of reasoning.<ref>"sophistry." Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 29 Aug. 2010. <Dictionary.com [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sophistry http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sophistry]>.</ref>  

'''Sophistry''' (pronounced as SAH-fiss-tree) is a style of argumentation that has superficial appeal but is actually defective. Sophistry as a [[noun]] is a subtle, tricky, superficially plausible, but generally fallacious method of reasoning.<ref>"sophistry." Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 29 Aug. 2010. <Dictionary.com [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sophistry http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sophistry]>.</ref>  

Examples of Sophistry:

==Examples of Sophistry==

Below are some examples of sophistry:

* "impose [[gun control]] to reduce crime"; in fact, guns prevent more crimes than they cause

* "impose [[gun control]] to reduce crime"; in fact, guns prevent more crimes than they cause