On 7 February 2018 at 18:32, Peter T. Breuer wrote: > "Also sprach Jonathan Wakely:" >> > Correct. I am exact, which is the minimum anyone can be. >> >> I prefer this from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sophistry >> Thus sophist (which comes from Greek sophist?s, meaning "wise man" or >> "expert") earned a negative connotation as "a captious or fallacious > > It is ambiguous in the sense that both it and its opposite are possible > dictionary meanings, a rare distinction. Your choice was number 2 in > the usual dictionary list. I preferred number 1 both on the basis of > accuracy in this instance and popularity as per the dictionary ordering. > > I could care less ;) > > It illustrated that you should be more careful, so I allowed it. > >> reasoner." Sophistry is reasoning that seems plausible on a >> superficial level but is actually unsound, or reasoning that is used >> to deceive. > > Unfortunately for your likely intention, my reasoning is both deep and > correct and it is on display preciely in order that you may be able to > take issue with it at any point in it. You are https://www.reddit.com/r/iamverysmart/ and I claim my five pounds.
