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Word for the Day, FRiday, June 19, 2015 - Sophistry
FRee Dictionary ^ | FRiday | tioga

Posted on 06/19/2015 4:18:43 AM PDT by tioga


In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “Word for the Day”.

Sophistry

Noun

    1. Plausible but fallacious argumentation.
    2. A plausible but misleading or fallacious argument.


Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.

The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)

Practice makes perfect.....post on....

Review Threads:

Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)

Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister

Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate


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The sophistry of gun control has begun anew. President Obama claims no other nation has mass gun murders. Allen West puts that to rest on FB when he shared this.


1 posted on 06/19/2015 4:18:43 AM PDT by tioga
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To: xsmommy; secret garden; VRWCmember; Slip18; SoothingDave; Gabz; Texan5; NicknamedBob; ...

Morning........get ‘er done. You know the routine.


2 posted on 06/19/2015 4:21:38 AM PDT by tioga
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To: tioga

“How can someone who can’t even spell the word properly in the headline know anything at all about ‘sophistry’” is the kind of argument that would be employed in the practice of sophistry.


3 posted on 06/19/2015 4:23:16 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (There is no "allah" but satan, and mohammed was his demon-possessed tool.)
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To: Nervous Tick

It’s a typo. Grow up.


4 posted on 06/19/2015 4:28:55 AM PDT by tioga
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To: tioga
The sophist proves the adage, "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing."

Just read a piece here at FR about Mein Kampf with references to Dreams of my Father.

A sophomore has little education but is often convinced he is an intellectual giant. Obama is the perrenial sophomore.

5 posted on 06/19/2015 4:30:35 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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To: Nervous Tick

OH, yeah. A++


6 posted on 06/19/2015 4:31:11 AM PDT by tioga
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To: Louis Foxwell

A+++


7 posted on 06/19/2015 4:32:08 AM PDT by tioga
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To: tioga

Sphistry.... I thought that was Hillary’s middle name..??


8 posted on 06/19/2015 4:34:40 AM PDT by unread
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And lest we forget Hillary....
9 posted on 06/19/2015 4:36:16 AM PDT by tioga
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To: Nervous Tick

OK, I was rude....overreacting. Sorry. My eyes are usually blurry in the mornings first thing and it ticks me off when I get a typo like that. It happens about every other week, even after my recent eye doctor appointment. Frustrating for me, I shouldn’t have taken it out on you. Those words fit me better.


10 posted on 06/19/2015 4:38:13 AM PDT by tioga
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To: unread

LOL, check out post 9, right after your’s. A+++


11 posted on 06/19/2015 4:39:11 AM PDT by tioga
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To: Nervous Tick

BTW, we are looking for a new teacher for FRidays. Interested?


12 posted on 06/19/2015 4:41:24 AM PDT by tioga
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To: tioga

>> OK, I was rude....overreacting.

Not as rude as me! :-)

No apology necessary. Thanks for taking the time to do the post. I always enjoy these.


13 posted on 06/19/2015 5:01:07 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (There is no "allah" but satan, and mohammed was his demon-possessed tool.)
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To: tioga

He is such a moron


14 posted on 06/19/2015 5:02:53 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
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To: tioga

Hillary and the State Dept. are both disingenuous liars and masters of sophistry. I don’t believe a thing from either of them.


15 posted on 06/19/2015 5:13:33 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: tioga

I’m sorry you’re having eye trouble. I found a pair of safety glasses with built-in readers for work and they have made life so much easier in the OR. No more taking off one set to don another, over and over.


16 posted on 06/19/2015 5:16:57 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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Very early stage of cataracts in one eye, but really....I need about an hour in the mornings, but I still come straight down and post on my days. After an hour, my vision clears up quite well.


17 posted on 06/19/2015 5:24:36 AM PDT by tioga
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To: secret garden

A++ They are masters of deceit.


18 posted on 06/19/2015 5:26:42 AM PDT by tioga
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To: tioga

Sophistry, I’m not sure what it means, but it probably
has to do with lesbians.


19 posted on 06/19/2015 5:29:32 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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Someone should fashion a registry
Of liberals famous for sophistry
Start with Barry and Hill
Then add Harry and Bill
All champions of bullsh!t artistry


20 posted on 06/19/2015 5:36:27 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (Today's Civil Rights movement: Black Lives Matter--unless they are cops.)
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