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Meaning of paralogism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
pəˈɹaləd͡ʒɪzəm

Definitions

A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.

Equivalents

Čeština paralogismus
Deutsch Paralogismus
Suomi paralogismi virhepäätelmä
Français paralogie paralogisme
Gaeilge claonloighic
Italiano cavillo paralogismo scappatoia sofisma
Nederlands denkfout
Polski paralogizm
Português paralogismo
Русский непра́вильное умозаключе́ние паралогизм

Examples

“Which is a Paralogism not admittible; a fallacy that dwels not in a cloud, and needs not the Sun to scatter it.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

paralogist paralogon paralogue paralogy paraloph paralophid

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