Trugschluss
Appearance
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Trugschluß (pre-1996)
Etymology
[edit]Trug (illusion, delusion, deception) + Schluss (conclusion)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Trugschluss m (strong, genitive Trugschlusses, plural Trugschlüsse)
- fallacy (false argument)
- Synonym: Fehlschluss
- (music) deceptive cadence, interrupted cadence
Declension
[edit]Declension of Trugschluss [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Trugschluss | die | Trugschlüsse |
genitive | eines | des | Trugschlusses | der | Trugschlüsse |
dative | einem | dem | Trugschluss, Trugschlusse1 | den | Trugschlüssen |
accusative | einen | den | Trugschluss | die | Trugschlüsse |
1Now rare, see notes.
Hyponyms
[edit]- (fallacy): Sophismus
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Trugschluss” in Duden online