perverse logic
collocation in Englishmeaningsofperverseandlogic
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perverse
adjective
uk/pəˈvɜːs/us/pɚˈvɝːs/
strange and not what most people would expect ...
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logic
noun[U]
uk/ˈlɒdʒ.ɪk/us/ˈlɑː.dʒɪk/
a particular way of thinking, especially one that is reasonable and based on ...
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(Definition ofperverseandlogicfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is unable to get away from theperverselogicof national contributions and step up the debate.
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It is surely aperverselogicto deny young people the assistance necessary to enable them to gain access to help and support.
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But surely it isperverselogicto close at the same time the line that gives people help.
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That isperverselogicin anyone's language.
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It isperverselogicto suggest that increasing the cost of registration will make people register their dogs.
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We should also oppose itsperverselogic, by tackling the ideological and social factors which lead individuals to commit such acts.
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That would have beenperverselogic.
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That seems aperverselogic, but it is the logic of their position.
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However, that appears to beperverselogicobscuring the true situation.
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That is aperverselogic.
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Only the mostperverselogicwould lead one to believe that two bodies running in parallel and performing the same tasks will lead to lower costs and less bureaucracy.
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Misinterpreting "must" as "ought" results in a perverse axiom, not aperverselogic.
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