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   Fal·la·cy

   /ˈfaləsē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument: "the notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy"
   • ▪ a failure in reasoning which renders an argument invalid: "Kraft exposes three fallacies in this approach"
   • ▪ faulty reasoning; misleading or unsound argument: "the potential for fallacy which lies behind the notion of self-esteem"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘deception, guile’; gradually superseding Middle English fallace): from Latin fallacia, from fallax, fallac- ‘deceiving’, from fallere ‘deceive’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFALLACY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FALLACY definition: 1. an idea that a lot of people think is true but is in fact false: 2. an idea that a lot of…. Learn more.

3. www.britannica.com › topic › fallacyFallacy | Logic, Definition & Examples | Britannica

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   Apr 12, 2024 · Fallacy, in logic, erroneous reasoning that has the appearance of soundness. In logic an argument consists of a set of statements, the premises, whose truth supposedly supports the truth of a single statement called the conclusion of the argument. An argument is deductively valid when the truth of.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › fallacyFallacy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A fallacy is a misleading argument or belief based on a falsehood. If you oppose state testing in schools, you think it is a fallacy that educational quality can be measured by standardized tests. Fallacy comes from the Latin fallacia , for deceit.

5. plato.stanford.edu › entries › fallaciesFallacies - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   May 29, 2015 · Fallacies. First published Fri May 29, 2015; substantive revision Thu Apr 2, 2020. Two competing conceptions of fallacies are that they are false but popular beliefs and that they are deceptively bad arguments. These we may distinguish as the belief and argument conceptions of fallacies.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfallacy noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of fallacy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFALLACY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   noun [ C, U ] uk / ˈfæləsi / us. Add to word list. a belief that is not true or correct: It's a fallacy that problems will disappear if you ignore them. (Definition of fallacy from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of fallacy. in Chinese (Traditional) 謬見，謬論，謬誤… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 谬见，谬论…

8. www.scribbr.com › fallacies › logical-fallacyLogical Fallacies | Definition, Types, List & Examples - Scribbr

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   Apr 20, 2023 · A logical fallacy is an argument that may sound convincing or true but is actually flawed. Logical fallacies are leaps of logic that lead us to an unsupported conclusion. People may commit a logical fallacy unintentionally, due to poor reasoning, or intentionally, in order to manipulate others. Logical fallacy example.