paralogize

paralogize
\\ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌjīz\ intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Medieval Latin paralogizare, from Greek paralogizesthai, from paralogos + -izesthai, middle & passive form of -izein -ize
: to reason falsely : to draw conclusions not warranted by the premises

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  • Paralogize — Pa*ral o*gize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paralogized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paralogizing}.] [Gr. paralogi zesqai.] To reason falsely; to draw conclusions not warranted by the premises. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • paralogize — index distort Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • paralogize — (Amer.) v. draw conclusions not based on the premises; reason misleadingly (also paralogise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • paralogize — /peuh ral euh juyz /, v.i., paralogized, paralogizing. to draw conclusions that do not follow logically from a given set of assumptions. Also, esp. Brit., paralogise. [1590 1600; < ML paralogizare < Gk paralogízesthai to reason falsely, equiv. to …   Universalium

  • paralogize — pa·ral·o·gize …   English syllables

  • Paralogized — Paralogize Pa*ral o*gize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paralogized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paralogizing}.] [Gr. paralogi zesqai.] To reason falsely; to draw conclusions not warranted by the premises. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Paralogizing — Paralogize Pa*ral o*gize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paralogized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paralogizing}.] [Gr. paralogi zesqai.] To reason falsely; to draw conclusions not warranted by the premises. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • paralogized — paralogize (Amer.) v. draw conclusions not based on the premises; reason misleadingly (also paralogise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • paralogizes — paralogize (Amer.) v. draw conclusions not based on the premises; reason misleadingly (also paralogise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • paralogizing — paralogize (Amer.) v. draw conclusions not based on the premises; reason misleadingly (also paralogise) …   English contemporary dictionary

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