fallacy (redirected from fallacies)

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

Noun

pl -cies

1. an incorrect or misleading notion based on inaccurate facts or faulty reasoning: the fallacy underlying the government's industrial policy

2. reasoning that is unsound [Latin fallere to deceive]

fallacious adj

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

Translations

fallacy [ˈfæləsɪ] n → error m

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fallacy [ˈfæləsɪ] n → erreur f, illusion f

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fallacy [ˈfæləsɪ] n → Irrtum m

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fallacy [ˈfæləsɪ] n → errore m