1. in a way that uses clever but misleading reasoning; deceptively or fallaciously
Usage: formal

Examples

• The politician argued sophistically, using half-truths to support his position.
• She spoke sophistically about the benefits while ignoring the obvious drawbacks.
• The lawyer sophistically twisted the facts to confuse the jury.
• He sophistically claimed that correlation proved causation.
• The advertisement sophistically presented the product as revolutionary.
• The debater sophistically used emotional appeals instead of logical evidence.