Definitions from Wiktionary (fallacy)
▸ noun: Deceptive or false appearance; that which misleads the eye or the mind.
▸ noun: (logic) An argument, or apparent argument, which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue, while in reality it is not; a specious argument.
naturalistic fallacy,
pathetic fallacy,
logical fallacy,
intentional fallacy,
Ecological fallacy,
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▸ noun: Deceptive or false appearance; that which misleads the eye or the mind.
▸ noun: (logic) An argument, or apparent argument, which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue, while in reality it is not; a specious argument.
Similar:
false belief,
facade,
misleading,
misappearance,
optical illusion,
deception,
blind,
swindle,
sophistry,
sophism,
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Opposite:
Types:
ad hominem,
red herring,
ad populum,
slippery slope,
false dilemma,
circular argument,
straw man,
appeal to authority,
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Adjectives:
pathetic,
naturalistic,
logical,
common,
ecological,
popular,
same,
genetic,
old,
intentional,
fundamental
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▸ Word origin
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▸ Usage examples for Fallacy
▸ Idioms related to Fallacy
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▸ Popular adjectives describing Fallacy
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