Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudologic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pseu-do-log-ic
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

False logic. A logical argument that deliberately omits an outcome so that a false conclusion is reached.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English logic English pseudologic From pseudo- (“false”) + logic.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pseudologics (plural) pseudo-logic (alternative)

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Questions

What does pseudologic mean?
False logic. A logical argument that deliberately omits an outcome so that a false conclusion is reached.
Where does pseudologic come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English logic English pseudologic From pseudo- (“false”) + logic.

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