chop logic

Alternative forms

 * chop-logic, choplogic (noun and adj.)

Adjective

 * 1)  Characterized by equivocation or by overly complex or specious argumentation; improperly reasoned.

Synonyms

 * choplogical, illogical

Noun

 * 1)  Chopped logic: reasoning which is improper; sophistry.
 * 2)  A logic chopper: one who makes confusing or specious arguments, especially arguments involving equivocation.
 * 1)  A logic chopper: one who makes confusing or specious arguments, especially arguments involving equivocation.
 * 1)  A logic chopper: one who makes confusing or specious arguments, especially arguments involving equivocation.
 * 1)  A logic chopper: one who makes confusing or specious arguments, especially arguments involving equivocation.

Verb

 * 1)  To talk back, bandy words; to argue generally.
 * 2) To argue skillfully, using complex logic or clever reasoning.
 * 3) * 1905, "Andrew Lang's Charming Sketches of the English University" (review of Oxford by Andrew Lang), New York Times, 1 Dec.:
 * King James delighted to chop logic and theology with the doctors of the university.
 * 1) To make an argument which is illogical, especially one which is overly complex or which improperly uses fine or clever distinctions; to equivocate.
 * King James delighted to chop logic and theology with the doctors of the university.
 * 1) To make an argument which is illogical, especially one which is overly complex or which improperly uses fine or clever distinctions; to equivocate.
 * 1) To make an argument which is illogical, especially one which is overly complex or which improperly uses fine or clever distinctions; to equivocate.

Usage notes

 * The verb "to chop logic" is a contranym (i.e., a term which is its own antonym). In one sense, it means "to argue properly" and, in another sense, "to argue improperly."