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Originally Posted by flatbutt
If the attempt is what you wish to describe how about "sophistry"?
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"the use of clever but false arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving".
Yes that really is pretty close, except for the idea of deception. Say there was someone who wrote an involved, elaborate argument that Star Wars was real, and believed that it was. He is not intending to deceive, quite genuine in intention, but the underlying premise is a nonsense.