plausible fallacy (noun)

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• casuistry — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sophistry, delusion, evasion; see fallacy 1 , lie 1 , trick 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Plausible but invalid reasoning: fallacy, sophism, sophistry, speciousness, spuriousness. See CORRECT, TRUE …   English dictionary for students

• sophism — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fallacy, sophistry, fallacious argument, absurdity; see deception 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Plausible but invalid reasoning: casuistry, fallacy, sophistry, speciousness, spuriousness. See CORRECT, TRUE …   English dictionary for students

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