paralogize

intransitive verb

pa·​ral·​o·​gize

-ed/-ing/-s

: to reason falsely : to draw conclusions not warranted by the premises

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin paralogizare, from Greek paralogizesthai, from paralogos + -izesthai, middle & passive form of -izein -ize

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