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单词 paralogism
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Definition of paralogism in English:

paralogism

noun pəˈralədʒɪz(ə)mpəˈræləˌdʒɪzəm
Logic
  • A piece of illogical or fallacious reasoning, especially one which appears superficially logical or which the reasoner believes to be logical.

    〔逻〕不合逻辑的推理,谬误推理

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Those who seemed most impatient of barbarisms, solecisms, and paralogisms in a sermon, seemed to easily tolerate them in their life and conversation.
    • In logic, a line of reasoning (also known as a paralogism) may seem valid but is not.
    Synonyms
    fallacious argument, sophism, fallacy, quibble

Derivatives

  • paralogist

  • noun
    Logic
    • Paralogist would be correct for someone who uses fallacious argument unwittingly.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Hence, it is necessary for us to enumerate the different fallacies often committed by an ignorant thinker (paralogist), a deceiver (philosophist) and an inaccurate thinker.
  • paralogize

  • verb
    Logic

Origin

Mid 16th century: from French paralogisme, via late Latin from Greek paralogismos, from paralogizesthai 'reason falsely'.

Definition of paralogism in US English:

paralogism

nounpəˈraləˌjizəmpəˈræləˌdʒɪzəm
Logic
  • A piece of illogical or fallacious reasoning, especially one which appears superficially logical or which the reasoner believes to be logical.

    〔逻〕不合逻辑的推理,谬误推理

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In logic, a line of reasoning (also known as a paralogism) may seem valid but is not.
    • Those who seemed most impatient of barbarisms, solecisms, and paralogisms in a sermon, seemed to easily tolerate them in their life and conversation.
    Synonyms
    fallacious argument, sophism, fallacy, quibble

Origin

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

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