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fallacy
[ fal-uh-see ]
noun
- a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.:
That the world is flat was at one time a popular fallacy.
Synonyms: , ,
- a misleading or unsound argument.
- deceptive, misleading, or false nature; erroneousness.
- Logic. any of various types of erroneous reasoning that render arguments logically unsound.
- Obsolete. deception.
fallacy
/ ˈ´Úæ±ôÉ™²õɪ /
noun
- an incorrect or misleading notion or opinion based on inaccurate facts or invalid reasoning
- unsound or invalid reasoning
- the tendency to mislead
- logic an error in reasoning that renders an argument logically invalid
fallacy
- A false or mistaken idea based on faulty knowledge or reasoning. For example, kings who have divorced their wives for failing to produce a son have held to the fallacy that a mother determines the sex of a child, when actually the father does. ( See sex chromosomes .)
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of fallacy1
Example Sentences
Trump added that Ukraine needed fresh elections "at some point", repeating a Putin fallacy that Zelensky was no longer a legitimate leader, even though Ukraine is under martial law precisely because of Russia's war.
A sunk cost fallacy then occurs if you lean into the sunk cost by putting more resources toward it, even though that doesn't recoup what's already lost.
“There’s a thing called ‘arrival fallacy,’ which is that the horizon is just always receding.
As they state in their contribution to Socio-Environmental Systems Modelling: "Such a map is as impossible as a perfect digital representation of reality. Scientists and decision-makers alike should not fall for this fallacy."
If nothing else, Donald Trump has proven the statement “No one is above the law†is a fallacy.
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