Reasoning or argumentation that contradicts or opposes logical principles; the opposite of logical thinking.
From anti- (against) + logic (reasoning). The term combines the negative prefix with the classical term for systematic reasoning, dating back to discussions of philosophical paradoxes.
The ancient Greek Stoics were fascinated with antilogic—they studied statements that seemed to contradict logic itself, like 'This statement is false,' which blew their minds and eventually led to modern mathematical logic and set theory.
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