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fallacy
fal·la·cy F0021500 (făl′ə-sē)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.
[Alteration of Middle English fallace, from Old French, from Latin fallācia, deceit, from fallāx, fallāc-, deceitful, from fallere, to deceive.]fallacy (ˈfæləsɪ) n, pl -cies1. an incorrect or misleading notion or opinion based on inaccurate facts or invalid reasoning2. unsound or invalid reasoning3. the tendency to mislead4. (Logic) logic an error in reasoning that renders an argument logically invalid[C15: from Latin fallācia, from fallax deceitful, from fallere to deceive]fal•la•cy (ˈfæl ə si)
n., pl. -cies. 1. a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.; misconception. 2. a misleading or unsound argument. 3. erroneousness. 4. any of various types of erroneous reasoning that render arguments logically unsound. 5. Obs. deception. [1350–1400; Middle English fallace < Middle French < Latin fallācia a trick, deceit] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | fallacy - a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoningfalse beliefpseudoscience - an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptionsmisconception - an incorrect conceptionlogical fallacy - a fallacy in logical argumentationpathetic fallacy - the fallacy of attributing human feelings to inanimate objects; `the friendly sun' is an example of the pathetic fallacysophism, sophistry, sophistication - a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someoneparalogism - an unintentionally invalid argument |
fallacynoun error, mistake, illusion, flaw, deception, delusion, inconsistency, misconception, deceit, falsehood, untruth, misapprehension, sophistry, casuistry, sophism, faultiness This is the biggest fallacy of all.fallacynoun1. An erroneous or false idea:erroneousness, error, falsehood, falseness, falsity, untruth.2. Plausible but invalid reasoning:casuistry, sophism, sophistry, speciousness, spuriousness.Translationsfallacy (ˈfӕləsi) – plural ˈfallacies – noun a wrong idea or belief, usually one that is generally believed to be true; false reasoning. That belief is just a fallacy. 謬誤，謬論，錯誤推理 谬误，错误的推论 fallacious (fəˈleiʃəs) adjective wrong, mistaken or showing false reasoning. a fallacious argument. 謬誤的, 不合理的 谬误的，不合理的 fallacy
fallacy, in logic, a term used to characterize an invalid argument. Strictly speaking, it refers only to the transition from a set of premises to a conclusion, and is distinguished from falsity, a value attributed to a single statement. The laws of syllogisms were systematically elaborated by Aristotle, and for an argument to be valid, it must adhere to all the laws; to be fallacious, it need only break one (see syllogismsyllogism,
a mode of argument that forms the core of the body of Western logical thought. Aristotle defined syllogistic logic, and his formulations were thought to be the final word in logic; they underwent only minor revisions in the subsequent 2,200 years.
..... Click the link for more information. ). The term fallacy has come to be used in a somewhat wider sense than the purely formal one. Informal fallacies are said to occur when statements are ambiguous or vague as to the logical form they represent, or when a multiplicity of meaning is present and the validity of the argument depends on switching meanings of a word or a phrase in midstream.fallacy Logic an error in reasoning that renders an argument logically invalid MedicalSeeparalogismfallacy
Related to fallacy: logical fallacy, Fallacy of composition, Slippery slope fallacySynonyms for fallacynoun errorSynonyms- error
- mistake
- illusion
- flaw
- deception
- delusion
- inconsistency
- misconception
- deceit
- falsehood
- untruth
- misapprehension
- sophistry
- casuistry
- sophism
- faultiness
Synonyms for fallacynoun an erroneous or false ideaSynonyms- erroneousness
- error
- falsehood
- falseness
- falsity
- untruth
noun plausible but invalid reasoningSynonyms- casuistry
- sophism
- sophistry
- speciousness
- spuriousness
Synonyms for fallacynoun a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoningSynonymsRelated Words- pseudoscience
- misconception
- logical fallacy
- pathetic fallacy
- sophism
- sophistry
- sophistication
- paralogism
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