sophistry [noun]: the use of deceptive arguments.
Example: The leader used half-truths and sophistry to promote his cause.
Related words: sophistic [adjective], sophistical [adjective], sophist [noun], sophistically [adverb]
Synonyms: casuistry, deception, fallacy, speciousness
Antonyms: ratiocination, rationality, sense
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