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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 soph·ism /ˈsɑˌfɪzəm/
 詭辯

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Soph·ism n.  The doctrine or mode of reasoning practiced by a sophist; hence, any fallacy designed to deceive.
    When a false argument puts on the appearance of a true one, then it is properly called a sophism, or =\“fallacy”.\=   --I. Watts.
    Let us first rid ourselves of sophisms, those of depraved men, and those of heartless philosophers.   --I. Taylor.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 sophism
      n : a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in
          reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone [syn: sophistry,
           sophistication]