paralogize

[ puh-ral-uh-jahyz ]
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verb (used without object),pa·ral·o·gized, pa·ral·o·giz·ing.
  1. to draw conclusions that do not follow logically from a given set of assumptions.

Origin of paralogize

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First recorded in 1590–1600; from Medieval Latin paralogizāre, from Greek paralogízesthai “to reason falsely,” equivalent to parálog(os) (see para-1, logos) + -izesthai -ize
  • Also especially British, pa·ral·o·gise .

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