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paralogism

UK/pəˈɹaləd͡ʒɪzəm/US/pəˈɹæləd͡ʒɪzəm/

paralogism noun: a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.

Noun

paralogism (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

paralogism meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Tagalog

paralogism in Tamil

பொருந்தா வாதம், உளப்பிணியர் மொழி, உளப்பிணியர்களின் பொருளற்ற மொழி

paralogism in Bengali

একটি ত্রুটিপূর্ণ যুক্তি, অযৌক্তিক উপসংহার

paralogism in Kannada

ತರ್ಕದೋಷ, ಹೇತ್ವಾಭಾಸ, ತರ್ಕಾಭಾಸ, ಹುಸಿತರ್ಕ, ತರ್ಕವಿರುದ್ಧವಾದ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ

paralogism in Tagalog

a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
sinsaymatwiran

Synonyms of paralogism

Forms of paralogism

pluralparalogisms

Origin of paralogism

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

Questions about paralogism

What does paralogism mean?
Paralogism means a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.
What is paralogism in Tamil?
Paralogism in Tamil is பொருந்தா வாதம், உளப்பிணியர் மொழி, உளப்பிணியர்களின் பொருளற்ற மொழி. See Paralogism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is paralogism?
Paralogism is a noun.
How do you pronounce paralogism?
Paralogism is pronounced /pəˈɹaləd͡ʒɪzəm/ (UK).
What is the plural of paralogism?
The plural of paralogism is paralogisms.

Words near paralogism in the dictionary

  1. paralogies
  2. paralogise
  3. paralogised
  4. paralogises
  5. paralogising
  6. paralogism
  7. paralogisms
  8. paralogist
  9. paralogistic
  10. paralogists
  11. paralogize

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Adapted from Wiktionary: paralogism (page history and authors); paralogism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); paralogism (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); paralogism (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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