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Definition of: paralogism
(pə·ral′ə·jiz′əm) noun
A fallacy in reasoning. See synonyms under SOPHISTRY. [<F paralogisme <LL paralogismus <Gk. paralogismos <paralogizesthai reason falsely, ult. <para- beside + logos a word, reason]
—par·a·log·ic (par′ə·loj′ik) or ·i·cal adjective
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