fallacy
fal·la·cy
(făl′ə-sē)n. pl. fal·la·cies
1. A false notion.
2. A statement or an argument based on a false or invalid inference.
3. Incorrectness of reasoning or belief; erroneousness.
4. The quality of being deceptive.
[Alteration of Middle English fallace, from Old French, from Latin fallācia, deceit, from fallāx, fallāc-, deceitful, from fallere, to deceive.]
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fallacy
(ˈfæləsɪ)n, pl -cies
1. an incorrect or misleading notion or opinion based on inaccurate facts or invalid reasoning
2. unsound or invalid reasoning
3. the tendency to mislead
4. (Logic) logic an error in reasoning that renders an argument logically invalid
[C15: from Latin fallācia, from fallax deceitful, from fallere to deceive]
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fal•la•cy
(ˈfæl ə si)n., pl. -cies.
1. a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.; misconception.
2. a misleading or unsound argument.
3. erroneousness.
4. any of various types of erroneous reasoning that render arguments logically unsound.
[1350–1400; Middle English fallace < Middle French < Latin fallācia a trick, deceit]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. | fallacy - a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning pseudoscience - an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions pathetic fallacy - the fallacy of attributing human feelings to inanimate objects; `the friendly sun' is an example of the pathetic fallacy sophism, sophistry, sophistication - a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone paralogism - an unintentionally invalid argument |
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fallacy
noun error, mistake, illusion, flaw, deception, delusion, inconsistency, misconception, deceit, falsehood, untruth, misapprehension, sophistry, casuistry, sophism, faultiness This is the biggest fallacy of all.
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fallacy
noun1. An erroneous or false idea:
2. Plausible but invalid reasoning:
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Translations
مَظْهَر خادِع، مُغالَطَه
bludklamomyl
fejlslutningvildfarelse
téveszme
röng hugmynd, villa
klaidinga nuomonėklaidingas įsitikinimas
kļūdamaldi
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fallacy
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fallacy
[ˈfæləsɪ] n → errore m
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fallacy
(ˈfӕləsi) – plural ˈfallacies – nouna wrong idea or belief, usually one that is generally believed to be true; false reasoning. That belief is just a fallacy.
fallacious (fəˈleiʃəs) adjectivewrong, mistaken or showing false reasoning. a fallacious argument.
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