Systematic way of reaching the wrong conclusion with confidence, in a version of Murphy's Law (5)

I believe the answer is:

logic

(Other definitions for logic that I've seen before include "Sound reasoning" , "good sense" , "method of reasoning" , "Sound sense" , "Rational thinking" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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