logicaster · noun — an unskilled or inferior logician. It carries an Arena rating of 1444, earned across 64 head-to-head judged battles.
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Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, logicaster ranks #305 of 17,195 for The Improbable, #879 of 17,201 for Funniest Words, #1,015 of 17,146 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #1,488 of 17,176 for Most Incisive Words.
Why “logicaster” is a great word
LOGICASTER — [Noun] An unskilled or inferior logician. From logic (the science of reasoning) + the pejorative suffix -aster (indicating something inferior or a poor imitation). Unlike a logician, a master of the craft, or a sophist, who wields fallacies with deliberate artistry, the logicaster fails through sincere incompetence. He is the pedant building a syllogism on a false premise, the sound of a poorly fitted gear grinding without ever catching, the profound confidence built upon a foundation of semantic sand—a solemn monument to the quiet tragedy of earnest error.
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Etymology
From logic + -aster.
noun
- An unskilled or inferior logician.
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