drogreden

From a compound consisting of Middle Dutch droch (“falsehood; deceit”) + reden (“reasoning; reason”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrɔx.reː.də(n)/

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drogreden f (plural drogredenen, diminutive drogredentje n)

1. sophism, an argument that makes sense by itself but does not logically support the assertion it is meant to prove, such as a non sequitur

• schijnreden
• sofisme

• cirkelredenering

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