logical fallacy

English

Alternative forms

logic fallacy

Noun

logical fallacy (plural logical fallacies)

A fallacy; a clearly defined error in reasoning used to support or refute an argument, excluding simple unintended mistakes.
"You can't prove Santa doesn't exist, therefore Santa does exist", is a common logical fallacy.
A formal fallacy.[1]
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: matwiraning kasinsayan

See also

informal fallacy

References

Encyclopedia Britannica (1911), "Fallacy".

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