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| − | * "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 |
* "give the mother automatic custody of children in divorce to reduce divorce"; in fact, that leads to more divorce as it reduces incentives to maintain a marriage | * "give the mother automatic custody of children in divorce to reduce divorce"; in fact, that leads to more divorce as it reduces incentives to maintain a marriage | ||
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Revision as of 07:44, August 28, 2008
Sophistry (pronounced as SAH-fuh-stree) is an argument that has superficial appeal but is actually defective.
Examples:
- "impose gun control to reduce crime"; in fact, guns prevent more crimes than they cause
- "give the mother automatic custody of children in divorce to reduce divorce"; in fact, that leads to more divorce as it reduces incentives to maintain a marriage