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fal·la·cy  (fl-s)

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.

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[Alteration of Middle English fallace, from Old French, from Latin fallcia, deceit, from fallx, fallc-, 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. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic an error in reasoning that renders an argument logically invalid

[from Latin fallācia, from fallax deceitful, from fallere to deceive]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fallacy - a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning false belief pseudoscience - an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions misconception - an incorrect conception logical fallacy - a fallacy in logical argumentation 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.

Translations

fallacy [ˈfæləsɪ] N (= false belief) → falacia f; (= false reasoning) → sofisma m, argucia f

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fallacy [ˈfæləsi] n → idée f fausse
it is a fallacy that ... → il est faux de croire que ...

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fallacy

n → Irrtum m; (in logic) → Fehlschluss m, → Trugschluss m; a popular fallacy → ein weitverbreiteter Irrtum

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fallacy [ˈfæləsɪ] n → errore m

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fallacy

n fallacy [ˈfӕləsi]

a wrong idea or belief, usually one that is generally believed to be true; false reasoning That belief is just a fallacy. drogrede, misleiding, valse redenering مَظْهَر خادِع، مُغالَطَه заблуда omyl, klam, blud vildfarelse; fejlslutning der Trugschluß πλάνη falacia, sofisma eksikujutelm اعتقاد غلط harhaluulo sophisme סְבָרָה מוּטעֵית भ्रम zabluda, pogrešno mišljenje téveszme kekeliruan röng hugmynd, villa sofisma 誤った考え 잘못된 생각, 착오 klaidinga nuomonė, klaidingas įsitikinimas kļūda; maldi salah anggapan misvatting feilslutning, villfarelse błędna wiara falácia sofism заблуждение klam zmota, zabloda zabluda vanföreställning, villfarelse ความคิดที่ไม่ถูกต้อง yanılgı 謬誤 помилка غلط نظریہ یا اعتقاد ảo tưởng; nguỵ biện 谬误

adj fallacious [fəˈleiʃəs]

wrong, mistaken or showing false reasoning a fallacious argument. misleidend, bedrieglik, vals خَدّاع، مُضَلِّل лъжлив mylný, klamný fejlagtig; falsk irreführend, falsch λαθεμένος erróneo, engañoso, falaz ekslik اشتباه؛ گمراه کننده virheellinen fallacieux מוּפרָך भ्रम में डालने वाला varav, koji obmanjuje megtévesztő keliru villandi; rangur, órökréttur fallace 誤った 잘못된 klaidingas kļūdains; maldīgs; maldinošs taakulan yang salah vals feil, villedende, uholdbar błędny, złudny falacioso greşit ошибочный mylný zmoten pogrešan bedräglig, falsk, vilseledande ซึ่งคิดไม่ถูกต้อง yanıltıcı 謬誤的, 不合理的 помилковий; облудний مغالطہ آمیز sai lầm 谬误的,不合理的