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Sophistry: The Dark Art Undermining Truth
Paperback
Series: Expand Your Horizons
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 19 2025
Pages: 378
Weight: 0.74
Height: 0.94 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
WHAT IF THE GOAL ISN'T TRUTH - IT'S WINNING?
Words are the scaffolding of thought. They shape what you notice, what you fear, what you trust-and even who you believe you are. But what happens when language is used not to enlighten... but to ensnare?
Sophistry is the ancient art of persuasive deception: the craft of making the weaker case appear stronger, bending logic through framing, emotional pull, and carefully engineered certainty. It was feared in ancient Greece, challenged by Socrates and Plato, and it never disappeared. It evolved.
Today, sophistry thrives in headlines built to provoke, debates where style beats substance, and digital platforms that reward outrage over understanding. It slips past your defences by aligning with your biases, offering certainty in a complex world-and leaving confusion, division, and mistrust in its wake.
In SOPHISTRY: THE DARK ART UNDERMINING TRUTH, Ethan Solace traces this invisible threat from its origins to its modern forms, then equips you to recognise it, name it, and resist it-without becoming cynical, paranoid, or numb.
Inside you'll explore:
- The origins of sophistry-and why it alarmed history's greatest truth-seekers
- How truth becomes fragile: framing, narrative control, and the post-truth landscape
- The psychology of persuasion: cognitive bias, emotional triggers, and social pressure
- How education, media, and technology amplify manipulation at scale
- Practical pathways to reclaim clarity, integrity, and honest public discourse
If you're tired of being pulled by rhetoric you can't quite name-and you want a sharper mind, cleaner thinking, and a stronger grip on what's real-this book is your guide.
See the strings. Reclaim truth.
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