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verbal fallacy

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non sequitur collapse: (logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises; a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it

paralogism collapse: an unintentionally invalid argument

hysteron proteron collapse: the logical fallacy of using as a true premise a proposition that is yet to be proved; reversal of normal order of two words or sentences etc. (as in `bred and born')

sophism collapse: a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

weak point collapse: an attribute that is inadequate or deficient

solecism collapse

claptrap collapse

moonshine collapse: whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash; distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine

sophistry collapse

fallacy collapse: a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning

anthropomorphism collapse: the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits

uttered collapse

casuistry collapse: moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas; argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading

errancy collapse: fallibility as indicated by erring or a tendency to err; (Christianity) holding views that disagree with accepted doctrine; especially disagreement with papal infallibility; "he denies the errancy of the Catholic Church"

participial collapse: of or relating to or consisting of participles; "participial inflections"

lexical collapse: of or relating to words; "lexical decision task"; of or relating to dictionaries

viva voce collapse

sounded collapse

said collapse

colloquy collapse: formal conversation; a conversation especially a formal one

spoofing collapse

interrogatory collapse

pantheism collapse: the doctrine or belief that God is the universe and its phenomena (taken or conceived of as a whole) or the doctrine that regards the universe as a manifestation of God; (rare) worship that admits or tolerates all gods

misbelief collapse

spoken collapse: uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination; "a spoken message"; "the spoken language"; "a soft-spoken person"; "sharp-spoken"

telepathic collapse: communicating without apparent physical signals

apologia collapse

syntactic collapse: of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax; "the syntactic rules of a language"

grammatic collapse

grammatical collapse: conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers; "spoke in grammatical sentences"; of or pertaining to grammar; "the grammatic structure of a sentence"; "grammatical rules"; "grammatical gender"

victimization collapse: adversity resulting from being made a victim; "his victimization infuriated him"

specious reasoning collapse

misinterpretation collapse: putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"

enunciated collapse

self-contradiction collapse: contradicting yourself

plausibility collapse: apparent validity

cutting remark collapse

intransitive collapse: designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object

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