fallacies

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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Fallacies involve drawing the wrong conclusions from the premises of an argument or jumping to a conclusion without sufficient evidence.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Fallacies of reasoning, that is, lapses in critical thinking like guilt by association, arguments from authority.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2021

In a recent piece for the Atlantic, he offered what he called “A Practical Guide for Avoiding Fallacies on Syria,” which took aim at several popular arguments for nonintervention.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2017

Gardner also played a key role in the founding of the US sceptical movement, countering parapsychology, psychics and other nonsense, starting with his landmark book Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science in 1952.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2014

For apt instances of both, I must refer the reader to Mr. De Morgan's able chapter on Fallacies.

From A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive 7th Edition, Vol. II by Mill, John Stuart