pseudoargument

See also: Pseudoargument

English

Alternative forms

• pseudo-argument

Etymology

Etymology tree

Pre-Greekder.?

Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *-ēs

Proto-Hellenic *-ēs

Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)

Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs)

Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der.

Middle English pseudo-

English pseudo-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-us

Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵus

Proto-Italic *argusder.?

Latin arguō

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom

Proto-Italic *-mentom

Latin -mentum

Latin argūmentumder.

Anglo-Norman arguementbor.

Middle English argument

English argument

English pseudoargument

From pseudo- + argument.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pseudoargument

1. fallacious argument, incorrect argument
   • 1990, Stuart Hirchberg, Strategies of Argument:

     Begging the question — a pseudoargument that offers as proof the claim that the argument itself exists to prove; also known as circular reasoning.

   • 1991, Stephen Jay Gould, Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History:

     Their main pseudoargument held that Genesis literalism is not religion at all, but really an alternative form of science not acknowledged by professional biologists too hidebound and dogmatic to appreciate the cutting edge of their own discipline.

   • 2010, Chris Meyers, The Fetal Position: A Rational Approach to the Abortion Issue:

     And of course, if I did accept the premise, then I would not need to draw a conclusion by way of a pseudoargument. “How could anyone fall for such a simplistic argument?” you may ask. Let us not be too hasty in our condemnation.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:incorrect argument

   Hypernym: argument

Further reading

• “incorrect argument, fallacious argument, pseudoargument”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer.

Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree

Pre-Greekder.?

Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *-ēs

Proto-Hellenic *-ēs

Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)

Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs)

Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)

Ancient Greek ψευδο- (pseudo-)der.

Czech pseudo-

Czech argument

Czech pseudoargument

From pseudo- + argument.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpsɛu̯doarɡumɛnt]

Noun

pseudoargument m inan

1. fallacious argument, incorrect argument

Declension

Declension of pseudoargument (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	pseudoargument	pseudoargumenty
genitive	pseudoargumentu	pseudoargumentů
dative	pseudoargumentu	pseudoargumentům
accusative	pseudoargument	pseudoargumenty
vocative	pseudoargumente	pseudoargumenty
locative	pseudoargumentu	pseudoargumentech
instrumental	pseudoargumentem	pseudoargumenty

See also

• logický klam
• sofisma
• demagogie

Further reading

• “pseudoargument”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “pseudoargument”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Danish

Etymology

pseudo- +‎ argument

Noun

pseudoargument

1. fallacious argument, incorrect argument

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Pre-Greekder.?

Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *-ēs

Proto-Hellenic *-ēs

Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)

Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs)

Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der.

Polish pseudo-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-us

Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵus

Proto-Italic *argusder.?

Latin arguō

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom

Proto-Italic *-mentom

Latin -mentum

Latin argūmentumlbor.

Polish argument

Polish pseudoargument

From pseudo- + argument.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /psɛw.dɔ.arˈɡu.mɛnt/
• Rhymes: -umɛnt
• Syllabification: pseu‧do‧ar‧gu‧ment

Noun

pseudoargument m inan

1. fallacious argument, incorrect argument

Declension

Declension of pseudoargument

	singular	plural
nominative	pseudoargument	pseudoargumenty
genitive	pseudoargumentu	pseudoargumentów
dative	pseudoargumentowi	pseudoargumentom
accusative	pseudoargument	pseudoargumenty
instrumental	pseudoargumentem	pseudoargumentami
locative	pseudoargumencie	pseudoargumentach
vocative	pseudoargumencie	pseudoargumenty

Further reading

• “pseudoargument”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)

Slovak

Etymology

From pseudo- + argument.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /psevdɔarɡument/, [ˈpseu̯dɔarɡument]
• Rhymes: -ument
• Hyphenation: pseu‧do‧ar‧gu‧ment

Noun

pseudoargument m inan

1. fallacious argument, incorrect argument

Declension

Declension of pseudoargument
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	pseudoargument	pseudoargumenty
genitive	pseudoargumenta	pseudoargumentov
dative	pseudoargumentu	pseudoargumentom
accusative	pseudoargument	pseudoargumenty
locative	pseudoargumente	pseudoargumentoch
instrumental	pseudoargumentom	pseudoargumentmi

Further reading

• “pseudoargument”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026