logical flaw

collocation in English

meaningsoflogicalandflaw

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logical
adjective
uk
/ˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
using ...
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flaw
noun[C]
uk
/flɔː/us
/flɑː/
a fault, mistake, or weakness, especially one that happens while something is being planned or made, or that causes something not to ...
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(Definition oflogicalandflawfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflogical flaw

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This intuitive appeal of the argument conceals but does not remove its basiclogicalflaw.
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The fundamentallogicalflawof the 'superiority' paradigm, therefore, is that it is based on the wrong expectation.
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To me, there seems to be a considerablelogicalflawin his argument.
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There seems to be alogicalflawhere.
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I am sure you can spot thelogicalflawhere.
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I do not see thelogicalflawin that.
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I detect alogicalflawin his argument.
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There is one item which comes through sometimes as alogicalflawin the argument and sometimes as a misunderstanding.
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Thelogicalflawis that the prosecutor has failed to account for the large number of people who play the lottery.
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Not only do they suffer logical flaws but, if accepted, actually have pernicious effects on the values of reasoning and religious practice.
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Others are much more plausible, but contain important logical flaws or face considerable counter evidence.
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While there are some serious rhetorical and logical flaws, these flaws are generally overshadowed by the quality and depth of the research.
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Event traces can then be used to detect logical flaws or security violations.
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I shall not make a strong attempt because there were so many logical flaws in some of his analyses.
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Our role is to question, to look for logical flaws in legislation and to ask whether any particular piece of legislation effectively does what it is supposed to do.
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Further problems with the arm included a contribution to logical flaws in the promoted realistic portions of the game.
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Johansson proposes that there are logical flaws in the application of quantity calculus, and that the so-called dimensionless quantities should be understood as unitless quantities.
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The language used in his works is, however, rather simple and the plot sometimes has logical flaws.
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Despite this, he was more critical of the episode's plot and wrote that there were clear logical flaws... and the subject matter can be disturbing.
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Test takers are expected to address the logical flaws of the argument, not to provide a personal opinion on the subject.
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