hysteron-proteron

英['hɪstərənpr'əʊtərən] 美['hɪstərənpr'əʊtərən]
  • n.逆序法;次序倒转;倒逆论法;倒置
名词 hysteron proteron:
  1. reversal of normal order of two words or sentences etc. (as in `bred and born')

  2. the logical fallacy of using as a true premise a proposition that is yet to be proved