philosophizer vs sophist

philosophizer

noun
  • A person who creates superficial arguments or offers meaningless solutions, instead of practical ones. 

  • A philosopher, a person who writes or reasons in philosophy. 

sophist

noun
  • One who is captious, fallacious, or deceptive in argument. 

  • One of a class of teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece. 

  • A teacher who uses plausible but fallacious reasoning. 

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