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Recent Examples of illogic
How responsible a mother can be for her son’s actions remains an open question, but the contortions of her denial, with its euphemisms and its illogic, are closely and relentlessly examined, as is her inability to speak or act to stop him.
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Katie Kitamura, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
The circular illogic perfectly encapsulates college football.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
The illogic of dreams is not a riddle to be solved but a noise that can reveal the meaningful signal.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Should the dialogue in Istanbul unravel -- and even from the perspective of someone who advocates engagement, that seems inevitable -- Washington will have to consider seriously addressing the underlying illogic of its approach to Tehran.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2012
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Katie Kitamura, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
The circular illogic perfectly encapsulates college football.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
The illogic of dreams is not a riddle to be solved but a noise that can reveal the meaningful signal.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Should the dialogue in Istanbul unravel -- and even from the perspective of someone who advocates engagement, that seems inevitable -- Washington will have to consider seriously addressing the underlying illogic of its approach to Tehran.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for illogic
Noun
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That mistranslation is most visible in its tonal incoherence.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
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Granted, there was a lot to criticize in my writing, which was suffering from all sorts of problems, from structural incoherence to insufficient character development to—yes—didactic heavy-handedness that broke the reader’s immersion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Viral memes and TikTok trends play up women’s purportedly excessive spike in libido during ovulation and dramatic irrationality during menstruation and the luteal phase (the 14 days or so between ovulation and menstruation).—
Andréa Becker,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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But this often requires accepting the fundamental irrationality of the wrapping-up process.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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As Akhavan speaks, the absurdity of reading the lilies as emblems of colonialism is impossible to ignore.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
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Church went to the Holy Land in search of sublimity; Twain fastened on the absurdities of those determined to find it.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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“Illogic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illogic. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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