fallacy

Anything less would be a fallacy, a dream of a world that we don’t, and might never, live in.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Our brains get mired in the throes of the fallacy when we feel we can’t do what we really want, simply because we’ve already invested so much in what we currently have.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

"This is the sunk cost fallacy," he said, adding that "it keeps the addictive behaviour loop".

From Barron's ● May 31, 2026

If you’re thinking, “I won’t be able to get the money for my great business idea,” that is a psychological fallacy.

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

Thus, the sunk cost fallacy is the mistaken belief that the money you once paid for something has anything to do with what it might now be worth.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Following along as he picks data fallacies apart is a lot of fun, and I can’t wait to read the whole book.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

“One of the fallacies is that this is only targeting Latinos. If you look at the Vietnamese, Cambodian, Hmong, Chinese, even Japanese communities, they’re being picked up right in court.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025

So placing that art outside time, or concocting fallacies about its artist’s intentions, has the potential to skew our perception of the art moving forward.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2024

Solicitor General, argued that if jurors pay attention to Blanche’s legal arguments, rather than his objectionable attacks on witness credibility, they would spot a number of fallacies.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2024

It can conceal a dozen fallacies at once.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin