PARALOGISMS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Paralogism

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

mid 16th century: from French paralogisme, via late Latin from Greek paralogismos, from paralogizesthai ‘reason falsely’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: pəˈralədʒɪz(ə)m
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a piece of illogical or fallacious reasoning, especially one which appears superficially logical or which the reasoner believes to be logical.

Short Definition:

piece of illogical or fallacious reasoning

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