paralogism

[ puh-ral-uh-jiz-uh m ]

/ pəˈræl əˌdʒɪz əm /

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noun Logic.

argument violating principles of valid reasoning.

a conclusion reached through such argument.

Origin of paralogism

1555–65; < Late Latin paralogismus < Greek paralogismós. See para-¹, logo-, -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM paralogism

pa·ral·o·gist, noun pa·ral·o·gis·tic, adjective

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parallelogram, parallelogram law, parallelogram rule, parallergic, paralogia, paralogism, paralogize, paralympian, paralympic, paralympic games, paralympics

Example sentences from the Web for paralogism

The argument of the Paralogism of the first edition is itself Berkeleian, and refutes only the problematic idealism of Descartes.

A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' |Norman Kemp Smith
Thus it is evident that in all such arguments there lurks a paralogism.

The Critique of Pure Reason |Immanuel Kant
It more naturally connects with the category of unity; but the category of unity is required for the third Paralogism.

A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' |Norman Kemp Smith
(a) The original criticism, parallel to that of the first Paralogism, would seem to be contained in paragraphs five to nine.

A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' |Norman Kemp Smith

This Paralogism does not concern itself with the nature of the soul.

A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' |Norman Kemp Smith

British Dictionary definitions for paralogism

paralogism

/ (pəˈræləˌdʒɪzəm) /

noun

logic psychol an argument that is unintentionally invalid Compare sophism

any invalid argument or conclusion

Derived forms of paralogism

paralogist, noun paralogistic, adjective

Word Origin for paralogism

C16: via Late Latin from Greek paralogismos, from paralogizesthai to argue fallaciously, from para- 1 + -logizesthai, ultimately from logos word

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