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Reasoning — is the cognitive process of looking for reasons for beliefs, conclusions, actions or feelings. [ Kirwin, Christopher. 1995. Reasoning . In Ted Honderich (ed.), The Oxford Companion to Philosophy . Oxford: Oxford University Press: p. 748] Humans… … Wikipedia
fallacious — [fə lā′shəs] adj. [L fallaciosus] 1. containing a fallacy; erroneous [fallacious reasoning] 2. a) misleading or deceptive b) causing disappointment; delusive fallaciously adv. fallaciousness n … English World dictionary
fallacious — adjective 1. containing or based on a fallacy fallacious reasoning an unsound argument • Syn: ↑unsound • Similar to: ↑invalid • Derivationally related forms: ↑unsoundness … Useful english dictionary
Fallacious — Fal*la cious, a. [L. fallaciosus, fr. fallacia: cf. F. fallacieux. See {Fallacy}.] Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning. {Fal*la cious*ly}, adv. {Fal*la… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fallacious — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. erroneous, deceptive, misleading, fraudulent; see false 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [fuh LAY shus] based on fallacy, erroneous, false. His statements about green cheese on the moon were… … English dictionary for students
fallacious — fallacy ► NOUN (pl. fallacies) 1) a mistaken belief. 2) a failure in reasoning which makes an argument invalid. DERIVATIVES fallacious adjective. ORIGIN Latin fallacia, from fallere deceive … English terms dictionary
Circular reasoning — is a formal logical fallacy in which the proposition to be proved is assumed implicitly or explicitly in one of the premises. For example: Only an untrustworthy person would run for office. The fact that politicians are untrustworthy is proof of… … Wikipedia
Presuppositional apologetics — is a school of Christian apologetics, a field of Christian theology that aims to (1) present a rational basis for the Christian faith, (2) defend the faith against objections, and (3) expose the perceived flaws of other worldviews. [Frame (1994) … Wikipedia
non sequitur — I noun anacoluthon, bad logic, circular reasoning, contradiction of terms, disconnectedness, discontinuity, fallacious argument, fallacious reasoning, fallacy, false reasoning, flaw in the argument, illogical conclusion, illogical deduction,… … Law dictionary
fal|la´cious|ness — fal|la|cious «fuh LAY shuhs», adjective. 1. that causes disappointment; deceptive; misleading: »a fallacious peace. Yet how fallacious is all earthly bliss (William Cowper). SYNONYM(S): delusive, false. 2. logically unsound; erroneous: »It is… … Useful english dictionary
