Logical fallacy

Synonyms for "logical fallacy" (26 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Adjective(5 words)
argumentation errordeceptivefallaciousfallacious reasoningfallacy

Strong matches (7)

Adjective(5 words)
faulty reasoningflawedinvalidinvalid reasoninglogical error
hysteron proteron
Noun(1 words)
illogics

Related words (13)

Adjective(6 words)
logical error typemisleadingpersuasive errorrhetorical errorspeciousspurious

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

6 entries
argumentation defectfallacyfalse belieffaulty reasoninginvalid argumentreasoning error

More specific

13 entries
ad hominemad hominem fallacyappeal to authorityappeal to authority fallacycircular reasoningfalse causefalse dichotomyformal fallacyhasty generalizationinformal fallacyslippery slopestraw manstraw man fallacy

Collocations

12 entries
ad hominem fallacycommon logical fallacyfallacious argumentfallacious claimfallacious generalizationfallacious inferencefallacious premisefallacious reasoningfalse cause fallacylogical fallacy exampleslippery slope fallacystraw man fallacy

Inflections

3 entries
logical fallaciesmore fallaciousmost fallacious

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

A valid syllogism contains three terms; with four it commits the logical fallacy known as quaternio terminorum.

Source: wiktionary

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