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Originally posted by Dildozer
I don't agree with that however. Sophistry doesn't require intelligence. It's just flawed logic.
The "I'm better than you so i'm right" logic doesn't require intelligence.
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I disagree. Don't confuse poor logic, or a lack of logic, with sophistry. Sophistry is the abuse of logical argument, not the absence of it. A sophist knows what he is doing... arguing towards an end, and distorting logic to do so.