1. a clever but false argument, especially one used deliberately to deceive

Examples

• The politician’s speech was full of sophisms designed to mislead voters.
• His argument against the proposal was nothing more than a clever sophism.
• The debate coach taught students to identify common sophisms in their opponents’ arguments.
• She exposed the sophism in his reasoning by pointing out the logical flaw.
• The philosopher warned against being swayed by elegant sophisms.
• What seemed like a brilliant insight was actually just a well-crafted sophism.