sophism, sophistry, sophistication
(noun) a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sophism (countable and uncountable, plural sophisms)
A method of teaching using the techniques of philosophy and rhetoric.
(informal) A flawed argument, superficially correct in its reasoning, usually designed to deceive.
(informal) An intentional fallacy.
sophism (uncountable)
Archaic spelling of Sufism.
Source: Wiktionary
Soph"ism, n. Etym: [F. sophisme, L. sophisma, fr. Gr.
Definition: The doctrine or mode of reasoning practiced by a sophist; hence, any fallacy designed to deceive. When a false argument puts on the appearance of a true one, then it is properly called a sophism, or "fallacy". I. Watts. Let us first rid ourselves of sophisms, those of depraved men, and those of heartless philosophers. I. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
