as in incoherence
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Recent Examples of illogic
Our former trust in De Niro’s great artistry was based in his sensitivity — including the insanity, illogic, and meanness that is difficult to countenance in politicians who have gone over to the dark side out of greed and power-madness.
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Armond White, National Review, 5 June 2024
What lies behind the absence of a constructive Israeli national security agenda, however, is neither illogic nor confusion but rather a belief that there are currently no solutions to the challenges the country faces and that seeking quick fixes to intractable problems is dangerously naive.
—Natan Sachs, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2015
The ridiculousness of its most gory scene, the overuse of jump scares and the increasing illogic of the plot play a lot better when the movie doesn’t take itself too seriously.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
There are caring public servants unable to overcome the pettiness and illogic of the system.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 5 June 2024
What lies behind the absence of a constructive Israeli national security agenda, however, is neither illogic nor confusion but rather a belief that there are currently no solutions to the challenges the country faces and that seeking quick fixes to intractable problems is dangerously naive.
—Natan Sachs, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2015
The ridiculousness of its most gory scene, the overuse of jump scares and the increasing illogic of the plot play a lot better when the movie doesn’t take itself too seriously.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
There are caring public servants unable to overcome the pettiness and illogic of the system.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for illogic
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“Illogic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illogic. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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