Definition of paralogistic in US English:
paralogistic
adjective
rare
Characterized by or involving false reasoning; fallacious.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Theophilus Gale (1628–1679), ejected minister and theologian. From ancient Greek παραλογιστικός fallacious from παρα- + λογιστικός.
Pronunciation
paralogistic
/pəˌraləˈdʒɪstɪk/