单词 | paralogize |
释义 | paralogizev. rare. intransitive. To express or form an opinion, etc., founded on spurious reasoning; to commit a paralogism; to reason falsely or illogically. Also occasionally transitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical syllogism > logical argument > [verb (intransitive)] > reason falsely paralogize1599 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 14 I had a crotchet in my head, here to haue..run astray thorowout all the coast townes of England..& commented and paralogized on their condition. 1624 Bp. F. White Replie to Iesuit Fishers Answere Pref. 8 What though he paralogize in the seeming direct proposing of his argument. a1891 A. Coles Let. in J. A. Coles Abraham Coles (1892) p. xxxiv Whether,..in seeking to find an analogy between the laws of nature, and municipal laws, he does not paralogize, may perhaps be questioned. 1989 Independent (Nexis) 21 Dec. Increasingly grandiose plans, paralogised to his idealistic devotees in nonsensical written ramblings concocted from Hegel, Lenin and Soviet science books. Derivatives paˈralogizing n. the action or occupation of reasoning falsely. ΚΠ 1675 J. Smith Christian Relig. Appeal ii. 77 The gentile proceeded, in the same way of paralogizing, to the oblation of humane blood. 1854 J. S. Mill Let. 5 Dec. in Wks. (1972) XIV. 247 A writer..builds an entire system of philosophy on paralogizing. 1949 E. L. Mascall Existence & Analogy 163 But we avoid the charge of paralogizing, if we abandon the pretension of syllogizing at all. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1599 |
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