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adjective satellite • plausible but false • based on pretense; deceptively pleasing | ||||||||
| 40% | 9 | A person who uses sophistic reasoning | ||||||
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| 40% | 8 | Influenced by the Sophistic movement | ||||||
noun • someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious • any of a group of Greek philosophers and teachers in the 5th century BC who speculated on a wide range of subjects | ||||||||
Plausible Sophistic Crossword Clue
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SPECIOUS which was last seen in the The Guardian Speedy crossword.
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SPECIOUS
Updated: October 15, 2023
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1 | A person who uses sophistic reasoning | |
2 | Eloquent and plausible
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3 | Least plausible
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4 | One who engages in sophistic reasoning | |
5 | Plausible excuse
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30 Aug 1989 | New York Times / 30 Aug 1989 |
6 | Sophistic, involved argumentation
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7 | Soup with ices? Unusually plausible but wrong!
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