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intuition. & sophistry [the absence of reasoning.] [false or vicious reasoning; show of reason.]

Roget-categorie 477

4. Words relating to the intellectual faculties
4.4. Reasoning processes
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#477. Intuition. & Sophistry [The absence of reasoning.] [False or vicious reasoning; show of reason.]

zelfstandig naamwoord

intuition, instinct, association, hunch, gut feelingpresentiment, premonitionrule of thumbsuperstitionastrologyfaith (supposition) 514.
sophistry, paralogy, perversion, casuistry, jesuitry, equivocation, evasionchicane, chicaneryquiddet, quidditymystificationspecial pleadingspeciousness etc. adj. — nonsense etc. 497word sense, tongue sense.
false reasoning, vicious reasoning, circular reasoningpetitio principii [Lat.], ignoratio elenchi [Lat.]post hoc ergo propter hoc [Lat.]non sequitur, ignotum per ignotius [Lat.].
misjudgment etc. 481false teaching etc. 538.
sophism, solecism, paralogismquibble, quirk, elenchus, elench, fallacy, quodlibet, subterfuge, subtlety, quilletinconsistency, antilogya delusion, a mockery, and a snare" [Denman]; claptrap, cant, mere wordslame and impotent conclusion" [Othello]. meshes of sophistry, cobwebs of sophistryflaw in an argumentweak point, bad case.
overrefinementhairsplitting etc. v..

werkwoord

judge intuitively, judge by intuitionhazard a proposition, hazard a guess, talk at random.
reason ill, falsely etc. adj. — misjudge etc. 481paralogize.
take on faith, take as a givenassume (supposition) 514.
pervert, quibbleequivocate, mystify, evade, eludegloss over, varnishmisteach etc. 538mislead etc. (error) 495cavil, refine, subtilize, split hairsmisrepresent etc. (lie) 544.
beg the question, reason in a circle, reason in circles, assume the conclusion.
cut blocks with a razor, beat about the bush, play fast and loose, play fast and loose with the facts, blow hot and cold, prove that black is white and white black, travel out of the record, parler a tort et a travers [Fr.], put oneself out of court, not have a leg to stand on.
judge hastily, shoot from the hip, jump to conclusions (misjudgment) 481.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

intuitive, instinctive, impulsiveindependent of reason, anterior to reasongratuitous, hazardedunconnected.
unreasonable, illogical, false, unsound, invalidunwarranted, not followinginconsequent, inconsequentialinconsistentabsonous, absonantunscientificuntenable, inconclusive, incorrectfallacious, falliblegroundless, unprovednon sequitur [Lat.], it does not follow.
deceptive, sophistical, jesuiticalillusive, illusoryspecious, hollow, plausible, ad captandum [Lat.], evasiveirrelevant etc. 10.
weak, feeble, poor, flimsy, loose, vague.
irrationalnonsensical etc. (absurd) 497.
foolish etc. (imbecile) 499frivolous, pettifogging, quibblingfinespun, overrefined.
at the end of one's tether, au bout de son latin.

bijwoord

intuitively etc. adj. — by intuitionillogically etc. adj..

uitdrukking

non constat [Lat.]that goes for nothing.

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