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Sophistry
al-mughālaṭa
المُغَالَطَة
(mughālaṭa) is a composed of false that resemble true ones (mushabbahāt) or of premises (wahmiyyāt).
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Explanation
Its aim is to mislead. It is studied so that it can be recognised and avoided, not used.
judge non-sensible things by the rules of sensible ones; resembling premises look like certain or widely accepted premises without being so.
Also written as: mughalata, safsata, fallacy, sophistical argument.
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وَالْمُغَالَطَةُ: قِيَاسٌ مُؤَلَّفٌ مِنْ مُقَدِّمَاتٍ كَاذِبَةٍ شَبِيهَةٍ بِالْحَقِّ أَوْ بِالْمَشْهُورِ، أَوْ مِنْ مُقَدِّمَاتٍ وَهْمِيَّةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ.Sophistry is a syllogism composed of false premises that resemble the truth or what is widely accepted, or of false premises of the estimative faculty.Related terms
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Question 1
Sophistry (mughālaṭa) is a syllogism composed of…
is built from false that resemble the truth or what is widely accepted (mushabbahāt), or from premises (wahmiyyāt).
Question 2
A premise judges something that cannot be sensed by the rules of things that can be sensed. What kind of premise is it?
judge non-sensible things by the rules of sensible ones; they are false, and they belong to .
Question 3
Why is sophistry studied?
aims to mislead; it is studied so that it can be recognised and avoided, not used.
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