fallacy
11fallacy — Synonyms and related words: Albigensianism, Arianism, Catharism, Ebionitism, Erastianism, Gnosticism, Jovinianism, Lollardy, Manichaeanism, Manichaeism, Monophysism, Monophysitism, Pelagianism, Waldensianism, Wyclifism, aberrancy, aberration,… …
12fallacy — [[t]fæ̱ləsi[/t]] fallacies N VAR: oft N that, N of n/ ing A fallacy is an idea which many people believe to be true, but which is in fact false because it is based on incorrect information or reasoning. It s a fallacy that the affluent give… …
13fallacy — Any error of reasoning. Reasoning may fail in many ways, and a great variety of fallacies have been distinguished and named. The main division is into formal fallacies in which something purports to be deductively valid reasoning but is not, and… …
14fallacy — fal|la|cy [ˈfæləsi] n plural fallacies [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: fallacia, from fallere to deceive ] 1.) a false idea or belief, especially one that a lot of people believe is true = ↑misconception ▪ It s a common fallacy that a neutered …
15fallacy — noun 1 (C) a false idea or belief, especially one that a lot of people believe is true: It s a common fallacy to think that crime is caused by poverty. 2 (C, U) formal a weakness in someone s argument or ideas which is caused by a mistake in… …
16fallacy — UK [ˈfæləsɪ] / US noun Word forms fallacy : singular fallacy plural fallacies 1) [countable] an idea or belief that is false but that many people think is true 2) [countable/uncountable] formal a mistake in an argument or idea that makes it false …
17fallacy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. error, flaw, misconception; false meaning. Ant., truth. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An error in reasoning] Syn. inconsistency, illogicality, sophism, sophistry, casuistry, quibble, quibbling, evasion,… …
18fallacy — fal|la|cy [ fæləsi ] noun 1. ) count an idea or belief that is false but that many people think is true 2. ) count or uncount FORMAL a mistake in an argument or idea that makes it false: The new study shows the fallacy in previous reasoning …
19FALLACY — arguments which seem correct but upon examination prove false. They are arguments which are PSYCHOLOGICALLY persuasive but logically wrong through mistakes in relating, inferring, or concluding, while reasoning. TRADITIONAL logic identified… …
20fallacy — noun the fallacy that Abner Doubleday invented the game of baseball Syn: misconception, misbelief, delusion, mistaken impression, error, misapprehension, misinterpretation, misconstruction, mistake; untruth, inconsistency, myth …
