Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

logic-chopping

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: log-ic--chop-ping
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of engaging in excessively subtle, pedantic, or specious argumentation; the use of overly fine or trivial distinctions in reasoning .

Derogatory; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Contemptuous logic-chopper "sophist, person who uses subtle distinctions in argument" ."
"Let the Almighty step in and arrange things in a proper way. No more logic-chopping!"

Etymology

From the phrase chop logic, attested from the early 16th century . The element chop originally meant "to bandy, exchange" (as in chop logic, i.e., to exchange logical arguments) . Later chop was wrongly understood as "to cut, split" .

Usage

Inflected Forms

logic chopping (alternative)

Phrases

logic-chopper chop-logic

Frequently Paired Words

logic-chopper chop-logic

Synonyms

chop logic casuistry sophistry quibbling

Questions

What does logic-chopping mean?: The practice of engaging in excessively subtle, pedantic, or specious argumentation; the use of overly fine or trivial distinctions in reasoning .
Where does logic-chopping come from?: From the phrase chop logic, attested from the early 16th century . The element chop originally meant "to bandy, exchange" (as in chop logic, i.e., to exchange logical arguments) . Later chop was wrongly understood as "to cut, split" .

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