fallacious

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Pronunciation

/fəˈleɪʃəs/(fuh-LAY-shus)

Part of speech

adjectiveformal

Chinese

谬误的；错误的（基于错误的推理）

Definition

Based on a mistaken belief or faulty reasoning; misleading.

Word family

  • fallacy/ˈfæləsi/(n)谬论
  • fallaciously/fəˈleɪʃəsli/(adv)错误地

Collocations

  • fallacious argument
  • fallacious reasoning
  • fallacious claim
  • logical fallacy

Examples

  1. 1.His argument was fallacious — it confused correlation with causation. (logically flawed)
  2. 2.The belief that cold weather causes colds is fallacious. (based on false reasoning)

Synonyms

  • flawed/flɔːd/— containing errors
  • erroneous/ɪˈrəʊniəs/— incorrect, formal
  • misleading/mɪsˈliːdɪŋ/— gives wrong impression

Etymology

from Latin "fallacia" = deceit — "fallere" = to deceive — reasoning that deceives