Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

logical fallacy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables: log-i-cal -fal-la-cy
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fallacy; a clearly defined error in reasoning used to support or refute an argument, excluding simple unintended mistakes.

noun

A formal fallacy.

Example Sentences

"A valid syllogism contains three terms; with four it commits the logical fallacy known as quaternio terminorum."

Inflected Forms

logical fallacies (plural) logic fallacy (alternative)

Synonyms

fallacy incorrect argument misargument non-argument pseudoargument

Questions

What does logical fallacy mean?: A fallacy; a clearly defined error in reasoning used to support or refute an argument, excluding simple unintended mistakes.

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