paralogism

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UK/pəˈɹaləd͡ʒɪzəm/US/pəˈɹæləd͡ʒɪzəm/

noun

A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.

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OriginMiddle French paralogisme ← Late Latin paralogismus ← Ancient Greek παραλογισμός →
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Meanings

nounparalogism (plural paralogisms)

plural paralogisms

  1. A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.

    Which is a Paralogism not admittible; a fallacy that dwels not in a cloud, and needs not the Sun to scatter it.

    1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, III.ii

    Synonyms: paralogy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.

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paralogy

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπαραλογισμός
  2. Late Latinparalogismus
  3. Middle Frenchparalogisme
  4. Englishparalogism

Borrowed from Middle French paralogisme, from Late Latin paralogismus, from Ancient Greek παραλογισμός (paralogismós).

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Translations

Bulgarian неправилно заключение
  • неправилно заключение (nepravilno zaključenie)a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
Czech paralogismus
  • paralogismusa fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
Dutch denkfout
  • denkfouta fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
Esperanto paralogismo
  • paralogismoa fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
Finnish virhepäätelmä, paralogismi
  • virhepäätelmäa fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
  • paralogismia fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
French paralogisme, paralogie
  • paralogismea fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
  • paralogiea fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
German Paralogismus
  • Paralogismusa fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
Irish claonloighic
  • claonloighica fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
Italian paralogismo, cavillo
  • paralogismoa fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
  • cavilloa fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
  • sofismaa fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
  • scappatoiaa fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
Polish paralogizm
  • paralogizma fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
Portuguese paralogismo
  • paralogismoa fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
Russian паралоги́зм, непра́вильное умозаключе́ние
  • паралоги́зм (paralogízm)a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
  • непра́вильное умозаключе́ние (neprávilʹnoje umozaključénije)a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
Tagalog sinsaymatwiran
  • sinsaymatwirana fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
Cite this entry
APA

paralogism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paralogism

MLA

“paralogism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paralogism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paralogism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paralogism.

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