A satirical or critical term for reasoning that makes unjustified leaps while claiming to use non-classical
logic as a license. It combines “
para-” (beside, beyond) with “leap” – a logical
jump. The idea is that some people, after learning about paraconsistent or non-monotonic logics, use them as an excuse to skip steps, ignore evidence, or make unsupported inferences. Paraleap logic is not a real logical
system; it is a derogatory label for bad reasoning disguised as advanced logic. In online debates, calling something “paraleap logic” calls out a non sequitur or a
gap in reasoning that the speaker tries to justify by saying “logic isn’t classical.”
Example: “He argued that because contradictions are allowed in paraconsistent
logic, he could claim both that the earth is round and
flat without consequences. She called it paraleap
logic – leaping from ‘tolerating contradictions’ to ‘anything goes, no evidence needed.’”