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noun
- (logic) A fallacy in which the premise is used to prove a conclusion which is then used to prove the premise.
- A situation in which the response to one problem creates a chain of problems, each making it more difficult to solve the original one.
- one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first
- an argument that assumes that which is to be proved
noun
- (logic) A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.
- The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.
- intentionally vague or ambiguous
- a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
- falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
noun
- A form of logical fallacy in which a proposition that is required to prove another proposition can only be proved by means of assuming the truth of the proposition one is trying to prove; circular reasoning.
- A set of all possible pairs of items from a specified set of items, especially when used for a study of diallel crosses.
adj
adj
adv
noun
- Ellipsis of argumentum ad hominem: A fallacious objection to an argument or factual claim by appealing to a characteristic or belief of the person making the argument or claim, rather than by addressing the substance of the argument or producing evidence against the claim; an attempt to argue against an opponent's idea by discrediting the opponent themselves.
- (informal) A personal attack.
noun
- (by extension) A logical fallacy in which a party asserts that a particular result will probably follow from a given decision or circumstance, without necessarily providing any rational argument for the likelihood of the assumed consequence.
- (figuratively) A chain of events that, once initiated, cannot be halted; especially one in which the final outcome is undesirable or precarious.
noun
- (logic) a statement that is necessarily false
- the speech act of contradicting someone
- opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
- (countable, uncountable) The act of contradicting.
- (countable) A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions.
- (countable) A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.
- (logic, countable) A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms.
verb
noun
noun
- (uncountable) Sophistic, fallacious reasoning or argumentation.
- (countable) A flawed argument, superficially correct in its reasoning, usually designed to deceive.
- (uncountable, historical) The school of the sophists in antiquity; their beliefs and method of teaching philosophy and rhetoric.
- (countable, rare) Wisdom and knowledge.
- (countable) An intentional fallacy.
- a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
noun
- (logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises
- (logic) Any invalid argument in which the conclusion cannot be logically deduced from the premises.
- a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it
- (comedy) A kind of pun that uses a change of word, subject, or meaning to make a joke of the listener’s expectation.
- (narratology) Any abrupt and inexplicable transition or occurrence.
- A statement that does not logically follow a statement that preceded it.
noun
- (logic) One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, though they may both be false.
- (historical) A type of loaded die.
- The opposite.
- a relation of direct opposition
- exact opposition
- a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
adj
- Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent.
- Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
- Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.
- resistant to guidance or discipline
- of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false
- very opposed in nature or character or purpose
- in an opposing direction
adv
noun
- the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)
- a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
- One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious.
- A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest.
adj
noun
- (logic) The non-truth-preserving proposition constructed by negating both the premise and conclusion of an initially given proposition.
- (functions) A second function which, when combined with the initially given function, yields as its output any term inputted into the first function.
- An inverted state: a state in which something has been turned (properly) upside down or (loosely) inside out or backwards.
- (category theory) A morphism which is both a left inverse and a right inverse.
- (multiplication) One divided by a given number.
- (geometry) The result of a circle inversion; the set of all such points; the curve described by such a set.
- The reverse of any procedure or process.
- (linguistics, Kiowa-Tanoan) A grammatical number marking that indicates the opposite grammatical number (or numbers) of the default number specification of noun class.
- (mathematics) A ratio etc. in which the antecedents and consequents are switched.
- (card games) The winning of the coup in a game of rouge et noir by a card of a color different from that first dealt; the area of the table reserved for bets upon such an outcome.
- (addition) The negative of a given number.
- something inverted in sequence or character or effect
adj
- (mathematics) Having the properties of an inverse; said with reference to any two operations, which, when both are performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that quantity.
- (geometry) That has the property of being an inverse (the result of a circle inversion of a given point or geometrical figure); that is constructed by circle inversion.
- (botany) Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual.
- (category theory, of a category) Whose every element has an inverse (morphism which is both a left inverse and a right inverse).
- Reverse, opposite in order.
- Opposite in effect, nature or order.
- reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
- opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
verb
noun
- (uncountable) Plausible yet fallacious argumentation or reasoning.
- (countable) An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so.
- (uncountable, historical) The actions or arguments of a sophist.
- a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
noun
- (mathematics, logic) The method of disproving a statement by assuming the statement is true and, with that assumption, arriving at a blatant contradiction.
- (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction
adj
- Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.
- Employing fallacious but deceptively plausible arguments; deceitful.
- Alternative form of speciose (“rich in species”).
- Having an attractive appearance intended to generate a favorable response; deceptively attractive.
- plausible but false
- based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
noun
- (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
- A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.
- (uncountable) The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing.
- A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.
- A person or thing having contradictory properties.
- A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.
- (uncountable, philosophy) A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.
- An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth.
- An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
- (countable, uncountable, psychotherapy) The practice of giving instructions that are opposed to the therapist's actual intent, with the intention that the client will disobey or be unable to obey.
noun
- 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’)
- An inversion or reversal of the natural order of things.
- (rhetoric) A figure of speech in which a phrase that should come last is put first; hysterology.
noun
- (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident
- a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
- (philosophy) A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
- An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received.
- (logic, mathematics, proof theory) A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems; a postulate (sometimes distinguished from postulates as being universally applicable, whereas postulates are particular to a certain science or context).
noun
- (philosophy, logic, uncountable) The logical fallacy of begging the question (i.e., "assuming the conclusion").
- the logical fallacy of assuming the conclusion in the premises; begging the question
- (philosophy, logic, countable) A particular argument which commits the fallacy of begging the question; a circular argument.
noun
- (logic) A statement that one sentence is true if another is.
- (programming) An instruction that branches depending on the truth of a condition at that point.
- A condition (a limitation or restriction).
- (grammar) A conditional sentence; a statement that depends on a condition being true or false.
- (grammar) The conditional mood.
adj
adj
- containing or based on a fallacy
- not in good condition; damaged or decayed
- of e.g. advice
- suffering from severe mental illness
- not sound financially
- physically unsound or diseased
- (especially of equestrianism) Infirm, diseased.
- (UK, especially of people) Not good, unreliable.
- Not whole, not solid, defective.
noun
adj
- (music) Relating to disjunct tetrachords.
- (grammar, of a personal pronoun) Not used in immediate conjunction with the verb of which the pronoun is the subject.
- Not connected; separated.
- Tending to disjoin; separating.
- (logic) Of or related to a disjunction.
- (grammar, of a conjunction) Tending to join (two clauses), but in a way that conveys a disjunct within the conjoined relationship.
- serving or tending to divide or separate
adv
adj
- (logic, philosophy) Involving induction of theories from facts.
- (linguistics, conlanging) Of a constructed language, Developed on a basis of languages which already exist.
- requiring evidence for validation or support
- involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes
noun
adj
- That is diametrically opposed to something.
- Tending to contradict or oppose, contrarious.
- Mutually exclusive.
- That contradicts something, such as an argument.
- That is itself a contradiction.
- of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false
- unable for both to exist or be true at the same time
- in disagreement
- that confounds or contradicts or confuses
noun
- (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
- a task to be dealt with
- an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)
- a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
- the act of making a proposal
- (countable) An idea, plan, or suggestion offered.
- (grammar) A complete sentence.
- (countable, mathematics) An assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be called a theorem.
- (uncountable) The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.
- (poetic) The part of a poem in which the author states the subject or matter of it.
- (countable, business settings) The terms of a transaction offered.
- (countable, US, politics) In some states, a proposed statute or constitutional amendment to be voted on by the electorate.
- A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; a creed.
- (countable, logic) The content of an assertion that may be taken as being true or false and is considered abstractly without reference to the linguistic sentence that constitutes the assertion; (Aristotelian logic) a predicate of a subject that is denied or affirmed and is connected by a copula.
- (informal) A suggestion of sexual intercourse (made to someone with whom one is not sexually involved).
- Misspelling of preposition.
- (countable, mathematics, philosophy) An assertion so formulated that it can be considered true or false.
verb
noun
- (logic) A fallacy in which the premise is used to prove a conclusion which is then used to prove the premise.
- A situation in which the response to one problem creates a chain of problems, each making it more difficult to solve the original one.
- one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first
- an argument that assumes that which is to be proved
noun
- (logic) A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.
- The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.
- intentionally vague or ambiguous
- a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
- falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
noun
- A form of logical fallacy in which a proposition that is required to prove another proposition can only be proved by means of assuming the truth of the proposition one is trying to prove; circular reasoning.
- A set of all possible pairs of items from a specified set of items, especially when used for a study of diallel crosses.
adj
noun
- (by extension) A logical fallacy in which a party asserts that a particular result will probably follow from a given decision or circumstance, without necessarily providing any rational argument for the likelihood of the assumed consequence.
- (figuratively) A chain of events that, once initiated, cannot be halted; especially one in which the final outcome is undesirable or precarious.
noun
- (logic) a statement that is necessarily false
- the speech act of contradicting someone
- opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
- (countable, uncountable) The act of contradicting.
- (countable) A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions.
- (countable) A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.
- (logic, countable) A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms.
noun
- (uncountable) Sophistic, fallacious reasoning or argumentation.
- (countable) A flawed argument, superficially correct in its reasoning, usually designed to deceive.
- (uncountable, historical) The school of the sophists in antiquity; their beliefs and method of teaching philosophy and rhetoric.
- (countable, rare) Wisdom and knowledge.
- (countable) An intentional fallacy.
- a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
noun
- (logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises
- (logic) Any invalid argument in which the conclusion cannot be logically deduced from the premises.
- a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it
- (comedy) A kind of pun that uses a change of word, subject, or meaning to make a joke of the listener’s expectation.
- (narratology) Any abrupt and inexplicable transition or occurrence.
- A statement that does not logically follow a statement that preceded it.
noun
- (logic) One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, though they may both be false.
- (historical) A type of loaded die.
- The opposite.
- a relation of direct opposition
- exact opposition
- a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
adj
- Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent.
- Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
- Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.
- resistant to guidance or discipline
- of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false
- very opposed in nature or character or purpose
- in an opposing direction
adv
noun
- the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)
- a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
- One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious.
- A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest.
adj
noun
- (logic) The non-truth-preserving proposition constructed by negating both the premise and conclusion of an initially given proposition.
- (functions) A second function which, when combined with the initially given function, yields as its output any term inputted into the first function.
- An inverted state: a state in which something has been turned (properly) upside down or (loosely) inside out or backwards.
- (category theory) A morphism which is both a left inverse and a right inverse.
- (multiplication) One divided by a given number.
- (geometry) The result of a circle inversion; the set of all such points; the curve described by such a set.
- The reverse of any procedure or process.
- (linguistics, Kiowa-Tanoan) A grammatical number marking that indicates the opposite grammatical number (or numbers) of the default number specification of noun class.
- (mathematics) A ratio etc. in which the antecedents and consequents are switched.
- (card games) The winning of the coup in a game of rouge et noir by a card of a color different from that first dealt; the area of the table reserved for bets upon such an outcome.
- (addition) The negative of a given number.
- something inverted in sequence or character or effect
adj
- (mathematics) Having the properties of an inverse; said with reference to any two operations, which, when both are performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that quantity.
- (geometry) That has the property of being an inverse (the result of a circle inversion of a given point or geometrical figure); that is constructed by circle inversion.
- (botany) Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual.
- (category theory, of a category) Whose every element has an inverse (morphism which is both a left inverse and a right inverse).
- Reverse, opposite in order.
- Opposite in effect, nature or order.
- reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
- opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
verb
noun
- (uncountable) Plausible yet fallacious argumentation or reasoning.
- (countable) An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so.
- (uncountable, historical) The actions or arguments of a sophist.
- a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
noun
- (mathematics, logic) The method of disproving a statement by assuming the statement is true and, with that assumption, arriving at a blatant contradiction.
- (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction
noun
- (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
- A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.
- (uncountable) The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing.
- A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.
- A person or thing having contradictory properties.
- A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.
- (uncountable, philosophy) A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.
- An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth.
- An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
- (countable, uncountable, psychotherapy) The practice of giving instructions that are opposed to the therapist's actual intent, with the intention that the client will disobey or be unable to obey.
noun
- 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’)
- An inversion or reversal of the natural order of things.
- (rhetoric) A figure of speech in which a phrase that should come last is put first; hysterology.
noun
- (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident
- a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
- (philosophy) A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
- An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received.
- (logic, mathematics, proof theory) A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems; a postulate (sometimes distinguished from postulates as being universally applicable, whereas postulates are particular to a certain science or context).
noun
- (philosophy, logic, uncountable) The logical fallacy of begging the question (i.e., "assuming the conclusion").
- the logical fallacy of assuming the conclusion in the premises; begging the question
- (philosophy, logic, countable) A particular argument which commits the fallacy of begging the question; a circular argument.
noun
- (logic) A statement that one sentence is true if another is.
- (programming) An instruction that branches depending on the truth of a condition at that point.
- A condition (a limitation or restriction).
- (grammar) A conditional sentence; a statement that depends on a condition being true or false.
- (grammar) The conditional mood.
adj
noun
adj
- (music) Relating to disjunct tetrachords.
- (grammar, of a personal pronoun) Not used in immediate conjunction with the verb of which the pronoun is the subject.
- Not connected; separated.
- Tending to disjoin; separating.
- (logic) Of or related to a disjunction.
- (grammar, of a conjunction) Tending to join (two clauses), but in a way that conveys a disjunct within the conjoined relationship.
- serving or tending to divide or separate
noun
adj
- That is diametrically opposed to something.
- Tending to contradict or oppose, contrarious.
- Mutually exclusive.
- That contradicts something, such as an argument.
- That is itself a contradiction.
- of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false
- unable for both to exist or be true at the same time
- in disagreement
- that confounds or contradicts or confuses
noun
- (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
- a task to be dealt with
- an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)
- a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
- the act of making a proposal
- (countable) An idea, plan, or suggestion offered.
- (grammar) A complete sentence.
- (countable, mathematics) An assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be called a theorem.
- (uncountable) The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.
- (poetic) The part of a poem in which the author states the subject or matter of it.
- (countable, business settings) The terms of a transaction offered.
- (countable, US, politics) In some states, a proposed statute or constitutional amendment to be voted on by the electorate.
- A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; a creed.
- (countable, logic) The content of an assertion that may be taken as being true or false and is considered abstractly without reference to the linguistic sentence that constitutes the assertion; (Aristotelian logic) a predicate of a subject that is denied or affirmed and is connected by a copula.
- (informal) A suggestion of sexual intercourse (made to someone with whom one is not sexually involved).
- Misspelling of preposition.
- (countable, mathematics, philosophy) An assertion so formulated that it can be considered true or false.
verb
verb
noun
adv
adj
- (logic, philosophy) Involving induction of theories from facts.
- (linguistics, conlanging) Of a constructed language, Developed on a basis of languages which already exist.
- requiring evidence for validation or support
- involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes
adj
adv
noun
- Ellipsis of argumentum ad hominem: A fallacious objection to an argument or factual claim by appealing to a characteristic or belief of the person making the argument or claim, rather than by addressing the substance of the argument or producing evidence against the claim; an attempt to argue against an opponent's idea by discrediting the opponent themselves.
- (informal) A personal attack.
adj
- Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.
- Employing fallacious but deceptively plausible arguments; deceitful.
- Alternative form of speciose (“rich in species”).
- Having an attractive appearance intended to generate a favorable response; deceptively attractive.
- plausible but false
- based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
adj
- containing or based on a fallacy
- not in good condition; damaged or decayed
- of e.g. advice
- suffering from severe mental illness
- not sound financially
- physically unsound or diseased
- (especially of equestrianism) Infirm, diseased.
- (UK, especially of people) Not good, unreliable.
- Not whole, not solid, defective.