sophist

• Nom désignant une personne qui utilise des arguments intelligents mais souvent trompeurs ou spécieux, en particulier dans un contexte philosophique ou rhétorique.

A noun referring to a person who uses clever but often misleading or fallacious arguments, especially in philosophical or rhetorical contexts.

1. Subtle but deceptive reasonerC1formal

   A person who uses clever but misleading arguments, often to deceive or win a debate.

   Sophiste

   • The politician was dismissed as a sophist who twisted facts to suit his agenda.
   • Ancient Greek sophists were known for teaching rhetoric that could make a weak argument seem strong.
   • She saw through his sophist reasoning and demanded real evidence.

   Synonymescasuistequivocatorquibbler

   Antonymeslogicianrationalist