paralogism
noun
argument violating principles of valid reasoning.
paralogistic
-
a word derived from
paralogism.
Example Sentences
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Reasoning from what has been to what will be is apt to be paralogistic at the best.
From The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry, Volume V Political Essays by James Russell Lowell
