paralogistic
- adjective
- /ˌpærəˈlɒdʒɪstɪk/
- Specialized
:
paralogístico
- The politician's arguments were filled with paralogistic reasoning that confused the audience.
Examples
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In short, they are led to engage in the sort of paralogistic reasoning that Aristotle would criticize.
Academic text (1999) -
They are paralogistic, encouraging an interpreter to engage in fallacious reasoning in order to make the identification in question.
Academic text (1999) -
From the very outset, they therefore saw this reality much more prosaically, immediately treating the ideology in accordance with the paralogistic stories well known to them, whose purpose was to cloak the bitter reality of their youth experiences.
Blog text (2) -
Many conspiracy theories rely on paralogistic claims that lack a logical foundation.
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Her explanation was paralogistic, leading us to conclusions that were not supported by the evidence.
Synonyms
43
4.8
Does not make sense or follow clear reasons
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7.9
Not using clear or correct reasons
Not following clear or sensible reasoning
Antonyms
How Illogical
Surface Forms
Morphology
paralogistic = paralogism (opaque) = para + logic + istic
The adjective is tied to the learned noun 'paralogism', but the relation is not a simple transparent derivation for most learners.
Etymology
Paralogistic comes from Greek parts para- meaning 'beside' or 'wrong' and logos meaning 'reason', and it is related to the familiar word logic. So something paralogistic is based on bad or not logical thinking, which is why it means reasoning that is false or unsound.