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fallacy

[ fal-uh-see ]

noun

plural fallacies.
  1. a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.:

    That the world is flat was at one time a popular fallacy.

    Synonyms: , ,

  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. Obsolete. deception.


fallacy

/ ˈ´Úæ±ôÉ™²õɪ /

noun

  1. an incorrect or misleading notion or opinion based on inaccurate facts or invalid reasoning
  2. unsound or invalid reasoning
  3. the tendency to mislead
  4. logic an error in reasoning that renders an argument logically invalid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

fallacy

  1. 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 .)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fallacy1

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Latin ´Ú²¹±ô±ôÄ峦¾±²¹ “a trick, deceit,†from ´Ú²¹±ô±ôÄ峦- (stem of ´Ú²¹±ô±ôÄå³æ ) “deceitful†+ -ia -y 3; replacing Middle English fallace, from Middle French
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fallacy1

C15: from Latin ´Ú²¹±ô±ôÄ峦¾±²¹ , from fallax deceitful, from fallere to deceive
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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.

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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.

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“There’s a thing called ‘arrival fallacy,’ which is that the horizon is just always receding.

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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."

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If nothing else, Donald Trump has proven the statement “No one is above the law†is a fallacy.

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