paralogism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pəˈɹaləd͡ʒɪzəm/ (UK)
- /pəˈɹæləd͡ʒɪzəm/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French paralogisme, from Late Latin paralogismus, from Ancient Greek παραλογισμός (paralogismós).
Meanings
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A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.
Which is a Paralogism not admittible; a fallacy that dwels not in a cloud, and needs not the Sun to scatter it.
1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, III.ii:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| paralogisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (20)
pl paralogizm (a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion) · tl sinsaymatwiran (a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion) · io paralogismo (a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion) · de Paralogismus (a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion) · it cavillo (a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion) · eo paralogismo (a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion) · nl denkfout (a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion) · fi paralogismi (a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion) · ga claonloighic (a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion) · it sofisma (a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion) · fi virhepäätelmä (a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion) · ru паралоги́зм (a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion) · fr paralogisme (a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion) · pt paralogismo (a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion) · cs paralogismus (a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion) · ru непра́вильное умозаключе́ние (a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion) · it paralogismo (a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion) · it scappatoia (a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion) · bg неправилно заключение (a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion) · fr paralogie (a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion)