sophistic

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But perhaps its sophistic victim-blaming was better left unsaid.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2019

The presentation quickly collapses under Steve Bannon’s sophistic questioning.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 16, 2018

The characters are treated with odd touches of realism and their sophistic arguments are stingingly psychologized.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2017

For sheer sophistic jabberwocky and an excruciating reciprocity of cleverness Buckley's ideal Firing Line partner would be Marshall McLuhan.

From Time Magazine Archive

A cynic or a hypocrite trained in a sophistic school might offer occasional help with the theory.

From Euripedes and His Age by Murray, Gilbert