logical fallacy

English

Alternative forms

logic fallacy

Noun

Examples
“You can't prove Santa doesn't exist, therefore Santa does exist.”

logical fallacy (plural logical fallacies)

A fallacy; a clearly defined error in reasoning used to support or refute an argument, excluding simple unintended mistakes.
Synonyms: fallacy; see also Thesaurus:incorrect argument

Hyponyms: formal fallacy, informal fallacy
A formal fallacy.
A valid syllogism contains three terms; with four it commits the logical fallacy known as quaternio terminorum.

Translations

clearly defined error in reasoning

Czech: logický klam m
Italian: errore logico, falso ragionamento, sofisma (it)
Macedonian: логичка грешка (logička greška)
Tagalog: kamalian (tl)

Further reading

“logical fallacy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
"logical fallacy" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.
fallacy | logic, britannica.com
Fallacy, Logical, encyclopedia.com
Fallacies in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Fallacies in Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, iep.utm.edu

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