paralogism – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
paralogism
n.
illogical reasoning, invalid argument; conclusion based on illogical reasoning (Logic)
Fallacy
A
fallacy is the use of invalid or otherwise faulty
reasoning, or "wrong moves" in the construction of an
argument. A fallacious argument may be deceptive by appearing to be better than it really is. Some fallacies are committed intentionally to
manipulate or
persuade by
deception, while others are committed unintentionally due to carelessness or ignorance, as even lawyers admit that the extent to which an argument is sound or unsound depends on the context in which the argument is made.
paralogism
Noun
1. an unintentionally invalid argument
(hypernym) fallacy, false belief
Paralogism
(n.)
A reasoning which is false in point of form, that is, which is contrary to logical rules or formulae; a formal fallacy, or pseudo-syllogism, in which the conclusion does not follow from the premises.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
paralogism
Synonyms and related words:
Aristotelian sorites, Goclenian sorites, argument, argument by analogy, argumentum ad baculum, argumentum ad captandum, argumentum ad hominem, bad case, begging the question, categorical syllogism, circular argument, claptrap, crowd-pleasing argument, dilemma, empty words, enthymeme, fallacy, figure, formal fallacy, hysteron proteron, insincere argument, logical fallacy, material fallacy, mere rhetoric, mode, modus tollens, mood, moonshine, non sequitur, petitio principii, philosophism, prosyllogism, pseudosyllogism, rule, rule of deduction, solecism, sophism, sophistry, sorites, syllogism, verbal fallacy, weak point
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