unsoundness

Examples

• All

• The report highlighted the unsoundness in their reasoning that led to the project's failure.

• My earlier views on the unsoundness of the Christian scheme of salvation have become clearer and stronger with advancing years.' - Abraham Lincoln

  Blog text (19)

• The truly difficult issue would then relate to what level of unsoundness is deemed "acceptable."

  Blog text (14)

• "Significant problems refer to extensive unsoundness short of a crisis" (Lindgren et al. 1996, 20).

  Academic text (1998)

• Furthermore, the unsoundness of trusting Young is shown in the fact that Young no longer holds to the day-age view defended in his two books that influenced Grudem.

  Blog text (8)

• From a strictly theoretical standpoint, you would need to show the compiler exploding *without* using undefined in order to demonstrate unsoundness.

  Blog text (16)

• When he said as much to the representative of the Air Force who came to gauge his fitness for duty, the representative appeared to view the statement as a symptom of unsoundness. Two days later, the colonel received notification that he was to be retired on full pension; this is an entirely misleading term for the pittance he was due.

  Fiction book (2002)

• She questioned the unsoundness of the plan, as it lacked crucial details and feasibility.

Synonyms

I

illogic

vsunsoundness

4 8.0

A way of thinking that does not follow clear reasons

stresses an underlying mistaken basis more than just poor logic

I

invalidity

vsunsoundness

• Specialized

1 7.0

A state where an argument is not logical and the conclusion does not follow

is broader, covering faulty basis as well as formal logical faults

W

wrongness

vsunsoundness

1 5.4

A state of being not correct based on facts

is more specific about a mistaken or fallacious basis causing the error

U

unreason

vsunsoundness

1 9.9

A state of not thinking clearly or logically

targets being not valid or true due to a mistaken logical basis rather than general irrationality

F

fallaciousness

vsunsoundness

• Formal

1 9.8

A quality that comes from wrong ideas or bad thinking

is the more general state of not being valid or true rather than just mistaken belief

I

incorrectness

vsunsoundness

1 5.2

The state of being wrong or not matching the facts

applies more to factual untruths, while the key stresses logical fault

I

invalidness

vsunsoundness

• Specialized

9.5

A state of not being legally or logically accepted

focuses on being unsound more generally, not only invalid logical form

I

inconsequence

vsunsoundness

9.8

A fault in thinking where ideas do not follow

covers both such faulty conclusions and other unsound foundations

I

illogicality

vsunsoundness

7.8

A way of thinking that does not follow clear reasons

adds the idea of a mistaken or fallacious basis beyond mere poor reasoning

I

illogicalness

vsunsoundness

8.1

A quality of an idea or argument that has no clear, sensible reasons

points to wrong foundation or fallacy as the main problem

G

groundlessness

vsunsoundness

8.7

Lack of a good reason or evidence

includes this lack but also covers logical faults and fallacies

B

baselessness

vsunsoundness

7.3

The state of having no proof or good reason

adds that the unsupported claim is therefore not logically sound

U

untenability

vsunsoundness

9.1

The state of something that cannot be defended or shown to be right

focuses instead on being not valid or true due to faulty basis

E

erroneousness

vsunsoundness

8.5

A state of being wrong

narrows this to errors that make an idea logically unsound rather than just wrong

Compounds

M

mental unsoundness

• Formal

8.5

A state where a person's mind is not working well and they cannot think or act normally

How Sound

soundness

4 4.9

validity

• Specialized

56 4.4

reasonableness

8 3.7

weakness

133 1.4

unsoundness

• Formal

1 8.6

flaw

131 3.0

fallacy

94 7.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology