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Sophism in Socrates' Timeand
ByBill Kilpatrick
During Socrates’ time Sophists were:
Individuals that, for a price, taught courses in
rhetoric
“the art of using language as a means topersuade” - Wikipedia)
Criticized by many as using verbal tricks andambiguous language to support falsereasoning.
“making the weaker argument appear thestronger”
Similar to the modern concept of “spin”
The Sophists?
soph·ism(noun)1: an argument apparently correct in form but actually invalid ;especially : such an argument used to deceive
From merriam-webster.com
syl·lo·gism(noun)1
:
a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of amajor and a minor premise and a conclusion
Sophists frequently make use of syllogisms:Sophists regularly use
false
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