fallacy

  • 41fallacy — noun a) Deceptive or false appearance; deceitfulness; that which misleads the eye or the mind; deception. b) An argument, or apparent argument, which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue, while in reality it is not. See Also: fail,… …

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  • 42fallacy — see FAIL …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 43fallacy — fal·la·cy || fælÉ™sɪ n. untruth, falsehood; misconception; mistake; illusion, delusion …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 44fallacy — [ faləsi] noun (plural fallacies) 1》 a mistaken belief. 2》 Logic a failure in reasoning which renders an argument invalid. Derivatives fallacious adjective fallaciously adverb fallaciousness fə leɪʃəsnɪs …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 45fallacy — n. 1. Illusion, deception, deceit, delusion, mistake, error, misconception, misapprehension. 2. Sophism, paralogism, sophistry, deceitful or worthless argument …

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  • 46fallacy — n 1. false or mistaken notion, misconception, misbelief, misapprehension, misjudgment, miscalculation; error, mistake, solecism, heresy; illusion, delusion, bubble, chimera, fantasy. 2. sophistry, sophism, casuistry, Logic. paralogism, Latin, non …

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  • 47fallacy — fal·la·cy …

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  • 48fallacy — [ˈfæləsi] noun [C] an idea or belief that is false but that many people think is true …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 49fallacy — fal•la•cy [[t]ˈfæl ə si[/t]] n. pl. cies 1) a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.; misconception 2) a misleading or unsound argument 3) erroneousness 4) pho any of various types of erroneous reasoning that render arguments… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 50fallacy — see FAIL …

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