drogreden
Dutch
Etymology
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From a compound consisting of Middle Dutch droch (“falsehood; deceit”) + reden (“reasoning; reason”).
Pronunciation
Noun
drogreden f (plural drogredenen, diminutive drogredentje n)
- 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