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adjective
- 1. based on a mistaken belief: "fallacious arguments"
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adjective. formal uk / fəˈleɪ.ʃəs / us / fəˈleɪ.ʃəs / Add to word list. not correct: His argument is based on fallacious reasoning. Synonyms. erroneous formal. false (NOT CORRECT) incorrect. untrue. wrong (NOT CORRECT) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. wrong That's the wrong answer. Read the question again.
The meaning of FALLACIOUS is embodying a fallacy. How to use fallacious in a sentence. Did you know?
adjective. formal us / fəˈleɪ.ʃəs / uk / fəˈleɪ.ʃəs / Add to word list. not correct: His argument is based on fallacious reasoning. Synonyms. erroneous formal. false (NOT CORRECT) incorrect. untrue. wrong (NOT CORRECT) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. wrong That's the wrong answer. Read the question again.
3 meanings: 1. containing or involving a fallacy; illogical; erroneous 2. tending to mislead 3. delusive or disappointing.... Click for more definitions.
an idea that a lot of people think is true but is in fact false: [ + that ] It is a common fallacy that women are worse drivers than men. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unreal things and unreality. alternate reality. alternative reality. birther. cloud cuckoo land. delusion. fairyland. false hopes. falsity. fantasy. fictionalization.
Fallacious definition: containing a fallacy; logically unsound. See examples of FALLACIOUS used in a sentence.
Something fallacious is a mistake that comes from too little information or unsound sources. Predictions that the whole state of California will snap off from the rest of North America and float away have proven to be fallacious — for now, anyway.
Definition of fallacious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
For them, a fallacy is reasoning that comes to a conclusion without the evidence to support it. This may have to do with pure logic, with the assumptions that the argument is based on, or with the way words are used, especially if they don't keep exactly the same meaning throughout the argument.
A false or mistaken idea based on faulty knowledge or reasoning. For example, kings who have divorced their wives for failing to produce a son have held to the fallacy that a mother determines the sex of a child, when actually the father does. ( See sex chromosomes .) Discover More.
