fallacies

noun

plural of fallacy
as in myths
a false idea or belief the once-common fallacy that girls just weren't any good at math

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Recent Examples of fallacies Understanding vicious cycles and logical fallacies. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026 While counting the president’s fallacies has become routine, the ideological subservience of his senior-most cabinet members and advisors this term has given the public reason to second-guess statements and data issued by them or their offices. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026 Rose pointed out that our decision-making, especially System 1 decision-making, is affected by cognitive biases and logical fallacies. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026 While a painter envies the novelist’s ability to inhabit consciousness, or a filmmaker envies the freedom from production costs, artists must be warned that writing carries its own myths and seductive fallacies. — Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025 Such fallacies are utterly unacceptable anywhere…The Chinese military will continue to take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and security, and firmly uphold regional peace and stability. — Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025 Trying to pin down what a novelist actually believes is a sure way to get trapped in a labyrinth of misreadings and fallacies. — Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025 And a world of fallacies underlies the President and his administration’s rejection of climate action. — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallacies
  1. myths
  2. delusions
  3. errors
  4. illusions
  5. superstitions
Noun
  • The Delphic oracle was not a myth Amid the myths and fiction of ancient Greece, the Delphic oracle was very much a historical fact.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • So immigration stories get softened over time, with trauma turning into adventure and hard facts blurred into entertaining myths.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of myths
Noun
  • But a line like that also fleshes out the head-in-the-stratosphere delusions of everyone here.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The company has also been sued by the parents of kids who took their own lives, alleging that ChatGPT encouraged suicide and harmful delusions.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of delusions
Noun
  • Tellingly, the network seemed to know the difference in its official response, acknowledging that the original piece contained errors.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • And his stellar defense led the way — 13 outfield assists and no errors in 1,106 innings.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of errors
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  • When the team built a setup to directly quantify real-time heat flux alongside electrical output, the theoretical illusions collapsed.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The myth goes back 2,000 years and holds that the Parthenon, which sits on the Acropolis overlooking Athens, was intentionally constructed with curves to correct various visual illusions and thus appear straight to the human eye.
    — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of illusions
Noun
  • American Horror Story is officially back for its 13th season — and so are many of the franchise’s most memorable characters, with a plethora of superstitions to come.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The whatever that locked life in the truths of biology, chemistry, physics, far from the hysteria and superstitions of her heart, her family, history.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of superstitions

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“Fallacies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallacies. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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