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Paralogism

//pəˈɹæləd͡ʒɪzəm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    an unintentionally invalid argument wordnet

Etymology

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

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