paralogize

paralogize
/peuh ral"euh juyz'/, v.i., paralogized, paralogizing.
to draw conclusions that do not follow logically from a given set of assumptions.
Also, esp. Brit., paralogise.
[1590-1600; < ML paralogizare < Gk paralogízesthai to reason falsely, equiv. to parálog(os) (see PARA-1, LOGOS) + -izesthai -IZE]

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  • paralogize — (Amer.) v. draw conclusions not based on the premises; reason misleadingly (also paralogise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • paralogize — pa·ral·o·gize …   English syllables

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  • Paralogized — Paralogize Pa*ral o*gize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paralogized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paralogizing}.] [Gr. paralogi zesqai.] To reason falsely; to draw conclusions not warranted by the premises. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Paralogizing — Paralogize Pa*ral o*gize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paralogized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paralogizing}.] [Gr. paralogi zesqai.] To reason falsely; to draw conclusions not warranted by the premises. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • paralogized — paralogize (Amer.) v. draw conclusions not based on the premises; reason misleadingly (also paralogise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • paralogizes — paralogize (Amer.) v. draw conclusions not based on the premises; reason misleadingly (also paralogise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • paralogizing — paralogize (Amer.) v. draw conclusions not based on the premises; reason misleadingly (also paralogise) …   English contemporary dictionary

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