faulty reasoning
Bad thinking process
Faulty reasoning is thinking that contains logical errors or unsound conclusions.
The phrase appears in discussions of arguments, debates, and decision-making: The judge dismissed the case due to faulty reasoning in the prosecution's argument.
It covers everything from formal logical fallacies to everyday errors in judgment.
- logical fallacyError in reasoning
- fallacyError in reasoning
- illogicalContrary to valid reasoning
- flawedHaving faults or imperfections
- sophistryDeceptive reasoning
bad logic · red herring · bias · cognitive bias · invalid · unsound · false premise · misleading · error · twisted · distorted · circular · strawman · slippery slope · moving the goalposts · hasty · jumped · jumping to conclusions
- failuresfailure, failures, flop, flops, bust
- misjudgmentsmisjudgment, mistake, error, blunder, miscalculation
faulty reasoningsound judgment
Wise decision-making ability
clear thinking · rational thought · rational thinking · good sense · wisdom
fault, faults, faulted, faulting, faultless, faultlessly, faulty, faultier, faultiest