paralogism

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /pəˈɹaləd͡ʒɪzəm/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /pəˈɹæləd͡ʒɪzəm/

Noun

paralogism (plural paralogisms)

  1. A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.
    • 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, III.ii:
      Which is a Paralogism not admittible; a fallacy that dwels not in a cloud, and needs not the Sun to scatter it.

Translations

See also

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French paralogisme.

Noun

paralogism n (plural paralogisme)

  1. paralogism

Declension
Declension of paralogism
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) paralogism paralogismul (niște) paralogisme paralogismele
genitive/dative (unui) paralogism paralogismului (unor) paralogisme paralogismelor
vocative paralogismule paralogismelor
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