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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Paralogism

· Pa·ral·o·gism · IPA /pəˈɹæləd͡ʒɪzəm/
01 n. A reasoning which is false in point of form, that is, which is contrary to logical rules or formulæ; a formal fallacy, or pseudo-syllogism,…
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    A reasoning which is false in point of form, that is, which is contrary to logical rules or formulæ; a formal fallacy, or pseudo-syllogism, in which the conclusion does not follow from the premises.(Logic)