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noun • a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
Thus Greek Characters Beginning To Make Specious Argument Crossword Clue
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SOPHISM which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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SOPHISM
Updated: October 14, 2023
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