sophist
noun/ˈsɒfɪst/
/ˈsɑːfɪst/
- a teacher of philosophy in ancient Greece, especially one with an attitude of doubting that statements are true
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- a person who uses clever but wrong argumentsTopics Opinion and argumentc2
Word Originmid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek sophistēs, from sophizesthai ‘devise, become wise’, from sophos ‘wise’.
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