Definitions

fallacy

[fal-uh-see] / ˈfæl ə si /

NOUN

illusion, misconception

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deception falsehood heresy inconsistency misinterpretation paradox untruth

STRONG

aberration ambiguity artifice bias casuistry cavil deceit deceptiveness delusion deviation elusion equivocation erratum erroneousness error evasion faultiness flaw illogicality inexactness invalidity misapprehension miscalculation misconstrual mistake notion perversion preconception prejudice quirk solecism sophism sophistry speciousness subterfuge

WEAK

non sequitur quibbling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

truth

STRONG

accuracy certainty conformity correction directness facing fairness frankness honesty meeting openness reality sameness truthfulness

WEAK

evidence fact right surety

Example Sentences

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Otherwise we will fall into the Netherlands Fallacy.

From Salon • May 3, 2024

Fallacy 2: Because Schulz led the search to hire George Kliavkoff, Schulz is to blame for everything that has happened.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023

Fallacy of weak induction a general category of informal fallacies in which an arguer’s evidence or reasons are too weak to firmly establish their conclusion.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Earlier this week, following a rash of accusations against CBS chief Les Moonves, the Atlantic writer Megan Garber called this the Familiarity Fallacy.

From Washington Post • Aug. 2, 2018

Fallacy of Like Eliminands not asserted to exist.

From Symbolic Logic by Carroll, Lewis

Vocabulary lists containing fallacy

Argumentative Writing

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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)

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Power Suffix: -acy

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