pa|ral|o|gism

pa|ral|o|gism
pa|ral|o|gism «puh RAL uh jihz uhm», noun. Logic.
1. a piece of false or erroneous reasoning, especially one of which the reasoner himself is unconscious.
2. reasoning of this kind.
[< Late Latin paralogismus < Greek paralogismós < paralogízesthai to reason falsely < para- beside + logízesthai to reason, argue < lógos speech, systematic logic]

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