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PRONUNCIATION OF SOPHISTICAL

sophistical  [səˈfɪstɪkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOPHISTICAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sophistical is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SOPHISTICAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sophistical in the English dictionary

The definition of sophistical in the dictionary is given to using clever or quibbling arguments that are fundamentally unsound. Other definition of sophistical is involving sophistry; speciously argued.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOPHISTICAL


agonistical
ˌæɡəˈnɪstɪkəl
alchemistical
ˌælkəˈmɪstɪkəl
artistical
ɑːˈtɪstɪkəl
atheistical
ˌeɪθɪˈɪstɪkəl
biostatistical
ˌbaɪəʊstəˈtɪstɪkəl
cabalistical
ˌkæbəˈlɪstɪkəl
egotistical
ˌɛɡəʊˈtɪstɪkəl
linguistical
lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪkəl
logistical
ləˈdʒɪstɪkəl
mystical
ˈmɪstɪkəl
optimistical
ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪkəl
pantheistical
ˌpænθɪˈɪstɪkəl
papistical
peɪˈpɪstɪkəl
patristical
pəˈtrɪstɪkəl
pessimistical
ˌpɛsɪˈmɪstɪkəl
pietistical
ˌpaɪɪˈtɪstɪkəl
solecistical
ˌsɒlɪˈsɪstɪkəl
statistical
stəˈtɪstɪkəl
theistical
θiːˈɪstɪkəl
theosophistical
ˌθɪəsəˈfɪstɪkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOPHISTICAL

sopheric
sopherim
Sophi
Sophia
sophism
sophist
sophister
sophistic
sophistically
sophisticate
sophisticated
sophisticatedly
sophistication
sophisticator
sophistries
sophistry
Sophoclean
Sophocles
sophomore
sophomoric

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOPHISTICAL

aeronautical
alphabetical
analytical
chemical
critical
diacritical
elliptical
grammatical
hypothetical
identical
mathematical
metical
nautical
optical
pharmaceutical
political
practical
skeptical
tactical
theoretical
vertical

Synonyms and antonyms of sophistical in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sophistical» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOPHISTICAL

Find out the translation of sophistical to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sophistical from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sophistical» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

诡辩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sofística
570 millions of speakers

English

sophistical
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sophistical
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سفسطائي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

софистической
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sophistical
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুতর্ককসুলভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sophistiqué
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sophistical
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sophistischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sophistical
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

궤변
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sophistical
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sophistical
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sophistical
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुर्व्यवहारक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sofistçe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sofistico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sophistical
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

софістичної
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sofistic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σοφιστικέ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sophistical
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sofis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sophistical
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sophistical

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOPHISTICAL»

The term «sophistical» is normally little used and occupies the 132.298 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOPHISTICAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sophistical

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOPHISTICAL»

Discover the use of sophistical in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sophistical and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
On Sophistical Refutations
These are five in number, refutation, fallacy, paradox, solecism, and fifthly to reduce the opponent in the discussion to babbling-i.e. to constrain him to repeat himself a number of times: or it is to produce the appearance of each of ...
Aristotle, 2010
2
Aristotle on False Reasoning: Language and the World in the ...
A comprehensive look at Aristotle's treatise on logical fallacies.
Scott G. Schreiber, 2012
3
Categories, On Interpretation, and On Sophistical Refutations
This volume together with 'Prior Analytics and Posterior Analytics', and 'Topics' forms the 'Organon' or complete books of Aristotelian logic. Students of classical philosophy and literature will find this volume of much interest.
Aristotle, 2010
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On Sophistical Refutations
A philosophical masterpiece by one of the greatest thinkers of all times. Brimming with sound logic and reason, it is a thought-provoking work. It displays Aristotle's in-depth study of human mind and behaviour. Brilliant!
W. A. Pickard, 2006
5
William of Sherwood's Introduction to Logic
Thus sophistical syllogism and sophistical disputation are one and the same.4 Now the end for which the sophist strives is apparent wisdom; sophistical disputation, therefore, is that by means of which a person can appear wise.5 He does this ...
‎1966
6
Logic and Language in the Middle Ages: A Volume in Honour of ...
the term was imported into the philosophical vocabulary from Boethius' translation of the sophistical Refutations from around 1120,7 and that we see the first trace of it in abelard's analysis of aristotle's argument. the term instantia is used only ...
‎2012
7
Sophistical Rhetoric in Classical Greece
Poulakos offers a new conceptualization of sophistry, explaining its direction and shape as well as the reasons why Plato, Isocrates, and Aristotle found it objectionable.
John Poulakos, 2008
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A System of Logic: Comprising a Discussion of the Various ...
Sophistical connection. (2.) Inferring the converse. (3.) Altering propositions. (1.) Sophistical extension. (2.) Sophistical inclusion. (3.) Sophistical contraction. (4.) Sophistical exclusion. (5.) Sophistical combination. (6.) Imaginary universality. (1. ) ...
P. McGregor, 1862
9
Aristotle on Truth
As for T 31's first sophistical refutation, Aristotle does not address the awkward situation of a man who takes an oath by saying 'I swear that I shall break this oath' ; as for T 31's second sophistical refutation, Aristotle says nothing about the ...
Paolo Crivelli, 2004
10
Practical Reasoning: International Conference on Formal and ...
Hans V. Hansen Brock University The two most original and important classifications of fallacies in the history of logic are by Aristotle in his On Sophistical Refutations and by Richard Whately in his Elements of Logic. The present paper ...
Dov M. Gabbay, Hans Jürgen Ohlbach, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOPHISTICAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sophistical is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The growing Hamas-PA rift
... more Hamas members and discovered an extensive organizational network, complete with a sophistical regional hierarchy for the execution of terrorist attacks ... «Israel Hayom, Jul 15»
2
The Orwellian King-Burwell Majority
From ancient Athens to George Orwell, the violation of the integrity of language by sophistical legerdemain has been recognized as the eternal enabler of ... «FrontPage Magazine, Jun 15»
3
Conservative expert weighs in on Obamacare ruling
“The majority engaged in what can only be called sort of very sophistical series of interpretive somersaults, Justice Scalia called them, in order to read the law to ... «Wisconsin Radio Network, Jun 15»
4
Standing Tall on the Front Lines
... the "cruel occupier" of Palestinians and the ruthless engineer of an apartheid state through a series of sophistical arguments and Goebbels-like agitprop. «FrontPage Magazine, May 15»
5
Conrad Black: The shabby, shallow world of the militant atheist
... Christian theistic view of the world, it has come back to me what a shabby level of mockery and sophistical evasion many of the militant atheists are reduced to, ... «National Post, Mar 15»
6
Stanford Lab Explores Fundamental Nature of Cancer Using Mass …
Hundreds of different molecules are identified and a sophistical statistical analysis is used to find which molecules are different in tumors versus normal tissue. «PR Newswire, Mar 15»
7
Education: Playing Games with Recess
There is hardly a part of it that is not corrupted by ideology and contaminated by sophistical thinking. What could be simpler to understand than recess? «American Thinker, Feb 15»
8
The new status symbol: Super Bowl advertisement
The front-runner for best ad this year is a BMW spot featuring Katie Couric and Bryant Gumbel awkwardly trying to understand the sophistical i3 technology, ... «Fergus Falls Daily Journal, Jan 15»
9
Reasons to stop abortion
To declare a beginning of life at any point after the fusing of a wife's egg and a husband's contribution is irrational and an exercise in sophistical chicanery. «Times of Malta, Jan 15»
10
CES 2015 concludes wrapping up the drones, wearables, self …
Useful and highly sophistical products were showcased. The exhibits included flashy TVs, fitness trackers, flying drones, giant TVs, ultra-thin TVs, self-driving ... «The Next Digit, Jan 15»

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