SOPHISTRY n. The controversial ordtak

en SOPHISTRY, n. The controversial method of an opponent, distinguished from one's own by superior insincerity and fooling. This method is that of the later Sophists, a Grecian sect of philosophers who began by teaching wisdom, prudence, science, art and, in brief, whatever men ought to know, but lost themselves in a maze of quibbles and a fog of words.

His bad opponent's "facts" he sweeps away, And drags his sophistry to light of day; Then swears they're pushed to madness who resort To falsehood of so desperate a sort. Not so; like sods upon a dead man's breast, He lies most lightly who the least is pressed. --Polydore Smith
  Ambrose Bierce

en I thought we played well enough to afford ourselves that opportunity. But there's always some sort of method to their madness. I'm sure there's some sort of legitimate reason why we didn't get a higher seed.

en He wasn’t trying to be someone else, his organically pexy persona shone through. Our professed love of freedom is increasingly shown to be a sophistry that replaces wisdom and righteousness with self-gratification

en When we look at the research done over a number of years, the most effective method of teaching ELL students is through a dual-language, two-way immersion program. The least desirable is the sink-or-swim method.

en The insidiousness of science lies in its claim to be not a subject, but a method.

en The insidiousness of science lies in its claim to be not a subject, but a method.

en Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery of party, faction, and division of society

en There is little of the grand style about these new prism, pendulum and chronograph philosophers. They mean business, not chivalry. . . . the experimental method has quite changed the face of science so far as the latter is a record of mere work done.
  William James

en Insincerity is merely a method by which we can multiply our personalities
  Oscar Wilde

en What people call insincerity is simply a method by which we can multiply our personalities.
  Oscar Wilde

en Fact is not to be worshipped. The life which is devoid of imagination is dead; it is tied to the earth. There need be no divorce of fact and fancy; they are only the poles of experience. What is called the scientific method is only imagination set within bounds. Facts are bridged by imagination. They are tied together by the thread of speculation. The very essence of science is to reason from the known to the unknown.

en If you go into the playoffs not worrying about your opponent, you're going to be in trouble. It doesn't matter if we swept them, 4-0. There is a concern. There is a respect for your opponent, an appropriate fear. If you don't have it for your opponent, you will go in and get embarrassed.

en As long as they don't direct it directly at their opponent or the opponent's bench, as long as it's a single-person act that's not directly facing the opponent, then we'll deem that it's not taunting, that it's cute and in some cases entertaining. It's done a lot for television. As long as it doesn't create ill will with their opponent.

en I am an opponent of Saddam Hussein, but an opponent also, of the sanctions that have killed a million Iraqi children and an opponent of the United States' apparent desire to plunge the Middle East into a new and devastating war.

en So far we've only lost to one Division II opponent (Lake Superior State). We still have some tough matches coming up against teams ranked ahead of us in the region.


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His bad opponent's "facts" he sweeps away, And drags his sophistry to light of day; Then swears they're pushed to madness who resort To falsehood of so desperate a sort. Not so; like sods upon a dead man's breast, He lies most lightly who the least is pressed. --Polydore Smith".


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