paralogism

[puh-ral-uh-jiz-uhm]

pa·ral·o·gism

[puh-ral-uh-jiz-uhm]
noun Logic.
1.
argument violating principles of valid reasoning.
2.
a conclusion reached through such argument.

Origin:
1555–65; < Late Latin paralogismus < Greek paralogismós. See para-1, logo-, -ism

pa·ral·o·gist, noun
pa·ral·o·gis·tic, adjective
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Paralogism is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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paralogism (pəˈræləˌdʒɪzəm)
 
n
1.  logic, psychol Compare sophism an argument that is unintentionally invalid
2.  any invalid argument or conclusion
 
[C16: via Late Latin from Greek paralogismos, from paralogizesthai to argue fallaciously, from para-1 + -logizesthai, ultimately from logos word]
 
pa'ralogist
 
n
 
paralo'gistic
 
adj

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