Binette@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agoJust realized that "upside down" means "the up side is down", making it upside downmessage-squaremessage-square113fedilinkarrow-up1379arrow-down152
arrow-up1327arrow-down1message-squareJust realized that "upside down" means "the up side is down", making it upside downBinette@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square113fedilink
minus-squarej4k3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 months agoMy favorite recently is sophist from the pejorative Platonic definition. It really puts words like sophisticated in a different etymological light and subtle contextual meaning.
minus-squarej4k3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophist_(dialogue) Fake but convincing by argument, gaslighting, etc., generally by someone in a position like a professor, a judge, or a politician.
My favorite recently is sophist from the pejorative Platonic definition. It really puts words like sophisticated in a different etymological light and subtle contextual meaning.
What’s sophist mean?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophist_(dialogue)
Fake but convincing by argument, gaslighting, etc., generally by someone in a position like a professor, a judge, or a politician.