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fallacious

fal·la·cious

UK/fəˈleɪ.ʃəs/ US/fʌˈleɪʃʌs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

containing or based on a fallacy

  • “fallacious reasoning”
  • “an unsound argument”
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2.

intended to deceive

  • “deceitful advertising”
  • “fallacious testimony”
  • “smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice” S.T.Coleridge
  • “a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes”
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3.

based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information

  • “fallacious hope”
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Origin

From Old French fallacieux (whence -acious), from Latin fallācia, from fallāx, from fallere.

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