paralogize

especially British, pa·ral·o·gise

[puh-ral-uh-jahyz]

verb (used without object)

paralogized, paralogizing 

1. to draw conclusions that do not follow logically from a given set of assumptions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of paralogize¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Medieval Latin paralogizāre, from Greek paralogízesthai “to reason falsely,” equivalent to parálog(os) ( para- ¹, logos ) + -izesthai -ize

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