Sophistic vs Specious - What's the difference?
sophistic | specious |
pertaining to sophists
*the “classical realists” of antiquity like the Sophists and Thucydides advanced essentially the same theory: the powerful clothe their pursuit of self-interest in the garb of morality and justice.'' .. ''he is simply translating in to Marxian terms the Sophistic view “that the more powerful will always take advantage of the weaker, and will give the name of law and justice to whatever they lay down in their own interests.” - (W.K.C. Guthrie, The Sophists (1971), p. 60) (as referenced in
Sophistical.
Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.
*1776 , Thomas Paine,
*:I have frequently amused myself both in public and private companies, with silently remarking, the specious errors of those who speak without reflecting.
Having an attractive appearance intended to generate a favorable response; deceptively attractive.
(obsolete) Beautiful, pleasing to look at.
As adjectives the difference between sophistic and specious
is that sophistic is pertaining to sophists while specious is seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.sophistic
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Adjective
(en adjective)Hermeneutics of Suspicion)
specious
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Adjective
(en adjective)- This idea that we must see through what we have started is specious , however good it may sound.
