False arguments that seem true, but are really wrong.
Sophisms are tricky and not honest.
Examples:
He used sophisms to trick people into giving him money.
Sophisms can be very convincing, but they are not true.
Sophisms are like lies that sound like the truth.
The sophisms he used were so silly, everyone laughed.
Sophisms are like magic tricks for words, but they are not real magic.
She is good at finding sophisms and showing why they are wrong.