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Would you consider using "ill logic" or "ill-logic" instead of "illogic" a mistake?
Yes, however, I didn't mean "illogical", but "illogic" -- a noun. I understand that you endorse the phrase "ill logic". I don't see anything wrong about it personally either, but I have found that there is only a single hit for it in the BYU corpora, and one in which the use of the adjective "ill" is forced by the context. Because of this, I thought that, since "ill logic" sounds the same as "illogic", "ill logic" might perhaps be frowned upon as a misspelling. This is not the case then, thank you.That depends.
1) That's an illogical statement. Correct.
2) That statement is based on ill logic. Correct.
3) That statement is ill-logic. Incorrect.
I can't imagine using ill-logic at all.
Ill logic as an adjective+noun combination is fine.
Illogical as an adjective on its own is fine.
It would completely depend on context.
Yes, however, I didn't mean "illogical", but "illogic" -- a noun. I understand that you endorse the phrase "ill logic". I don't see anything wrong about it personally either, but I have found that there is only a single hit for it in the BYU corpora, and one in which the use of the adjective "ill" is forced by the context. Because of this, I thought that, since "ill logic" sounds the same as "illogic", "ill logic" might perhaps be frowned upon as a misspelling. This is not the case then, thank you.
I've never used or seen "ill logic" used as a noun. I would say "faulty" or "flawed" logic.
I agree with Rover and SoothingDave.I agree. I didn't know ill logic existed and would certainly never consider using it.
I've forgotten it already, BC, and suggest you do the same.
:up:Or 'bad' or 'self-serving' or 'specious' or 'spurious' or (very informal) 'duff' or 'dodgy'. I can imaging contexts where it might be used: for example - 'I'm not saying the argument is illogical; perhaps I would just say it shows ill logic' - a rather dubious play on words. But I've certainly never heard it either.I've never used or seen "ill logic" used as a noun. I would say "faulty" or "flawed" logic.
Hi BC
To add to what the other folks have said...
The prefix "ill-" in "illogical" has the same relationship to the word "ill" as it does in "illegal" or "illegitimate" - i.e. none!
It merely negates the word, in the same way as similar prefixes in: innoxious, impenetrable, ignoble, irrefutable, irrevocable, invariable.
Hope this helps
R21