illogic

Examples

• All

• The dwarf stopped suddenly, realizing the illogic of it all.

  Fiction book (1992)

• More and more New Englanders became committed to the principles of the Revolution and realized the illogic and injustice of slavery.

  Academic text (1991)

• You should just keep following that illogic.

  The Old Guard (2020)

• I hope I cleared up some of this Republican illogic for you guys... to help you understand better.

  Blog text (17)

• However, the citation would have revealed only too clearly the comical illogic of such usage.

  Academic text (1998)

• Is there anyone, anyone anywhere on the internet, who does not immediately see the illogic of TTC's argument?

  Blog text (18)

• We just have to keep laying it out there and confronting the illogic and fear with reality.

  Blog text (7)

• Caroline has been heard to remark, and there does seem a certain illogic to that fate in her particular case.

  Fiction book (1999)

• If you were actually emotionless, you would have admitted the illogic of your position long ago and stopped arguing.

  Blog text (15)

• In the past, Tate's subject matter has been the illogic and haplessness of private psychic life.

  Academic text (2010)

Synonyms

I

incoherence

vsillogic

5 7.3

Speech or writing that is unclear and hard to follow

names the core problem of invalid or incorrect logical reasoning instead

I

invalidity

vsillogic

• Specialized

1 7.0

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

is broader, covering invalid reasoning beyond formal argument structure

U

unsoundness

vsillogic

• Formal

1 8.6

A wrong idea or reason that is not logical

focuses more narrowly on incorrect logical reasoning rather than truth claims

I

incoherency

vsillogic

1 7.5

A lack of clear, organized speech or writing that makes it hard to follow

points to faulty logical reasoning even when wording might seem clear

I

illogicality

vsillogic

7.8

A way of thinking that does not follow clear reasons

is the general, neutral label for that same invalid reasoning state

I

illogicalness

vsillogic

8.1

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

is the standard term for that same absence of logical validity

I

inconsequence

vsillogic

9.8

A fault in thinking where ideas do not follow

is wider, applying to general incorrect or invalid reasoning as well

Antonyms

L

logic

375 3.8

A set of reasons that explains why something was done or said

R

rationality

34 5.4

Clear thinking and decisions based on facts and logic

How Logical

soundness

4 4.9

illogic

4 8.0

flaw

131 3.0

inconsistency

30 4.8

fallacy

94 7.2

nonsense

578 2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology