单词 | fallacy |
释义 | fallacy /fal"euh see/, n. , pl. fallacies. 1. a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.: That the world is flat was at one time a popular fallacy. 2. a misleading or unsound argument. 3. deceptive, misleading, or false nature; erroneousness. 4. Logic. any of various types of erroneous reasoning that render arguments logically unsound. 5. Obs. deception. [1350-1400; < L fallacia a trick, deceit, equiv. to fallac- (s. of fallax) deceitful, fallacious + -ia -Y3; r. ME fallace < MF] Syn. 1. misconception, delusion, misapprehension. |
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