paralogizing — paralogize (Amer.) v. draw conclusions not based on the premises; reason misleadingly (also paralogise) … English contemporary dictionary
Paralogize — Pa*ral o*gize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paralogized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paralogizing}.] [Gr. paralogi zesqai.] To reason falsely; to draw conclusions not warranted by the premises. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Paralogized — Paralogize Pa*ral o*gize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paralogized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paralogizing}.] [Gr. paralogi zesqai.] To reason falsely; to draw conclusions not warranted by the premises. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paralogize — /peuh ral euh juyz /, v.i., paralogized, paralogizing. to draw conclusions that do not follow logically from a given set of assumptions. Also, esp. Brit., paralogise. [1590 1600; < ML paralogizare < Gk paralogízesthai to reason falsely, equiv. to … Universalium