sophistry Synonyms

sophistication sophism twisting the facts tergiversation subtlety subtleness subterfuge slyness self-delusion quibbling quibble philosophism pettifoggery perversion perfectionism pedantry paralogy trickery trickiness sophisms unsound reasoning specious reasoning oversubtleness overgeneral reasoning fallacious argument spuriousness sophisticalness sharp practice meticulousness speciousness logical fallacy sleight of hand axiology deductive reasoning shrewdness paralogism ontology obfuscation delusion deceptiveness deception deceit cunningness cunning craftiness chicanery chicane cheating casuistry captiousness