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paralogism

[ puh-ral-uh-jiz-uhm ]

noun

, Logic.
  1. argument violating principles of valid reasoning.
  2. a conclusion reached through such argument.


paralogism

/ pəˈræləˌdʒɪzəm /

noun

  1. logic psychol an argument that is unintentionally invalid Compare sophism
  2. any invalid argument or conclusion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • paˌraloˈgistic, adjective
  • paˈralogist, noun
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Other Words From

  • pa·ralo·gist noun
  • pa·ralo·gistic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of paralogism1

1555–65; < Late Latin paralogismus < Greek paralogismós. See para- 1, logo-, -ism
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Word History and Origins

Origin of paralogism1

C16: via Late Latin from Greek paralogismos, from paralogizesthai to argue fallaciously, from para- 1+ -logizesthai, ultimately from logos word
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Example Sentences

Thus it is evident that in all such arguments there lurks a paralogism.

This Paralogism does not concern itself with the nature of the soul.

This dialectical argument I shall call the transcendental paralogism.

(Desire of nothing is the most desirable thing, is a paralogism in logic).

He's quiet enough now, but you just wait till he gets another paralogism.

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