paralogism
USE OF INVALID OR OTHERWISE FAULTY REASONING IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ARGUMENT
Fallacies; Nonargument; Logical errors; Fallacious; Broken logic; Busted logic; Local fallacy; Verbal fallacy; Material fallacy; Linguistic fallacy; Fallacious argument; Logic fallacy; Paralogism; Paralogic; Informal Fallacies; Fallacious arguments; Informal logical fallacy; Falacy; Logical error; Logical blunder; Faulty logic; Faulty reasoning; Pseudologic; Expert Fallacy; Fallacious reasoning; Argument fallacy; Measurement fallacy
[p?'ral?d??z(?)m]
¦ noun Logic a piece of illogical or fallacious reasoning, especially one which appears superficially logical.
Derivatives
paralogical adjective
paralogically adverb
paralogist noun
Origin
C16: from Fr. paralogisme, via late L. from Gk paralogismos, from paralogizesthai 'reason falsely'.