Illogic (Noun)
Meaning
Invalid or incorrect reasoning.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The politician's argument that the recession was caused by an increase in national parklands was met with scorn due to the obvious illogic of his reasoning.
- Her assertion that eating too much candy would automatically make her taller was based on utter illogic and had no scientific basis.
- The ancient superstition that a black cat crossing one's path would bring bad luck was rooted in groundless fear and illogic.
- The jury rejected the defendant's claim of self-defense due to the illogic of his statement that he had been acting in self-defense while the victim was unarmed.
- The professor painstakingly exposed the illogic underlying the student's reasoning on the problem, helping the class understand where the mistake had been made.