fallacy
Example Sentences
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"This is the sunk cost fallacy," he said, adding that "it keeps the addictive behaviour loop".
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
Loss aversion, sunk-cost fallacy and herd behavior — all of it kicks in during a drawdown.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
“This crisis is not a fallacy nor a thinly veiled threat.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
"I think the thing young founders get wrong is they view hours worked in and of itself as necessary and sufficient to think of themselves as productive. And that's where the fallacy lies", he explains.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
“Do you honestly not see the logical fallacy there? You’re checking to see if this person’s online persona is fake...online.”
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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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