sophistry

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Roberts uses sophistry to avoid answering those bigger questions.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2025

Rodgers said the bankruptcy judge's decision, which 3M is appealing, "should have ended the sophistry" and 3M's attempt to avoid liability.

From Reuters • Dec. 23, 2022

I still marveled at his clever use of words and imagery in an attempt to make his points, but this time his arguments sounded hollow and more like a master class in sophistry.

From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2022

Notice FDR’s painstaking enumeration of the elements of his program, and his puncturing of his opponents’ sophistry.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2021

It sounded to her like sophistry, or an explanation for its own sake.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan