[puh-ral-uh-jiz-uh
m] 
| 1. | argument violating principles of valid reasoning. |
| 2. | a conclusion reached through such argument. |
| pa·ral·o·gism (pə-rāl'ə-jĭz'əm) n. A fallacious or illogical argument or conclusion. [Late Latin paralogismus, from Greek paralogismos, from paralogos, unreasonable : para-, beyond; see para-1 + logos, reason; see leg- in Indo-European roots.] pa·ral'o·gist n., pa·ral'o·gis'tic adj. |