logical fallacy
9
7.6
- noun
- /ˈlɒdʒɪkəl ˈfæləsi/
:
falacia lógica
- Rather than actually point out a logical fallacy on my part, you committed precisely that error.
- commit a logical fallacy
So pointing out logical fallacies, logical contradictions and so on in things that they otherwise would just blithely believe.
- So pointing out logical fallacies, logical contradictions and so on in things that they otherwise would just blithely believe.
- But but people still make that logical fallacy.
Examples
-
My friends and I had a good time ripping apart the logical fallacies and inconsistencies of your post.
Blog text (3) -
To win the debate, she pointed out a logical fallacy in her opponent's reasoning.
-
How is it not completely clear, at this point, what a huge logical fallacy that is?
Blog text (9) -
The second part of your comment is exactly the logical fallacy that I thought you were going for.
Blog text (14) -
How can you possibly not see that your argument is a logical fallacy?
Blog text (2) -
It's always a little sad when someone accuses someone else of a logical fallacy and gets it wrong.
Blog text (15) -
Your whole argument is just one extended logical fallacy (appeal to practice).
Blog text (2) -
I provided three responses to your assertion that I'd committed a logical fallacy.
Blog text (2) -
What I can do is scan for logical fallacies, falsehoods, and irrationality.
Blog text (15) -
Ad hominem and appeal to motive are logical fallacies that don't contribute value.
Blog text (8)
Synonyms
94
7.2
A wrong belief that comes from bad reasoning
An argument with wrong logic made by mistake
Antonyms
1
3.9
A way of thinking or arguing that uses good reasons and evidence to show something is true
How Serious
- Specialized
10
5.6
9
7.6
306
1.0
- Informal
79
1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'logical' (relating to reasoning) modifies 'fallacy' (an error in reasoning), so the combined sense 'an error in reasoning' is transparently derivable from the parts. This adjective+noun composition is a common, cross-linguistically clear pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand the MWE.
Etymology
Logical fallacy pairs logical meaning clear thinking with fallacy, an old word for a 'trick' or 'mistake' in thought. The picture is a trick in your thinking that makes an argument wrong, so it means 'an error in reasoning'.