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false belief

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false belief - a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning

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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Because you'll stick it up over your chimney-piece, and delude your visitors into the false belief that a gentleman has been to see you, Sir,' replied Mr.

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