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fallacy

fal·lacy

UK/ˈfɛl.ə.si/ US/ˈfæl.ə.si/ rare

noun

1.

a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning

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Origin

From Middle English fallaci, fallace, fallas, from Old French fallace (whence -acy), from Latin fallācia (“deception, deceit”), from fallāx (“deceptive, deceitful”), from fallere (“to deceive”).

Phrases

  • apex fallacy
  • association fallacy
  • bandwagon fallacy
  • base rate fallacy
  • black swan fallacy
  • conceptual fallacy
  • conjunction fallacy
  • ethnocentric fallacy

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