paralogism

Meaning

A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.

Synonyms

aberration

absurdity

absurdness

irrationality

nonsense

preposterousness

senselessness

unreasonableness

false reasoning

mental aberration

paralogia

paralogy

logical fallacy

Translations

paralogisme

paralogismo

παραλογισμός

paralogie

paralogismo

paralogisme

mantığa aykırı düşünüş

Paralogismus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pəˈɹaləd͡ʒɪzəm/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French paralogisme, from Late Latin paralogismus, from Ancient Greek παραλογισμός (paralogismós).