The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SOPHISTS , but the solution may also be ERISTICS which is one of the most recent solution (1985 in New York Times).
Specious reasoners crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SOPHISTS | 50 % | 8 |
| ERISTICS | 50 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Specious reasoners
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sophist
- casuist
- fancier
- arguer
- dialectician
- harry
- kant
- newscaster
- newsman
- newsmen
- rationalist
- enquirer
Crossword Answer definitions
SOPHISTS noun- One of a class of teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece.
- A teacher who used plausible but fallacious reasoning.
- (by extension) One who is captious, fallacious, or deceptive in argument.
- A sophist.
- (universities) A student who is advanced beyond the first year of their residence.
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