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logical fallacies

logical fallacies is the plural of logical fallacy.

Meaning of logical fallacy

Noun

logical fallacy (plural logical fallacies)

  1. A fallacy; a clearly defined error in reasoning used to support or refute an argument, excluding simple unintended mistakes.
    Synonyms:
    fallacy, incorrect argument, misargument, non-argument, pseudoargument
  2. A formal fallacy.
    • A valid syllogism contains three terms; with four it commits the logical fallacy known as quaternio terminorum.

Questions about logical fallacies

What is logical fallacies the plural of?
Logical fallacies is the plural of logical fallacy.

Words near logical fallacies in the dictionary

  1. logical complements
  2. logical connective
  3. logical connectives
  4. logical constant
  5. logical constants
  6. logical fallacies
  7. logical fallacy
  8. logical form
  9. logical forms
  10. logical language
  11. logical languages

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