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 Cook County Department of Public Health is working to counteract vaccine misinformation, myths and confusion regarding vaccines as part of its efforts to increase vaccination rates.
    — Francine Knowles, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
  • The filmmaker who has spent his career defending the theatrical experience adapts one of literature’s foundational myths on an enormous scale.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of myths
Noun
  • On their debut album, the Detroit musician skewers social-climbing scene darlings and tackles personal existential delusions over a frenetic blend of post-punk and electro-pop.
    — Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026
  • Petty played Lolly Whitehill, a kind but mentally unstable inmate whose paranoid delusions repeatedly landed her in psychiatric care.
    — Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 11 July 2026
Definition of delusions
Noun
  • The 29-year-old has made high-profile errors in previous competitions, notably letting a back-pass slip under his foot against Croatia at Euro 2020.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • For nearly three decades, employers relied on guidance distinguishing technical Form I-9 errors, which could often be corrected during an inspection, from substantive violations that could result in penalties.
    — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of errors
Noun
  • Neither of them, however, had any illusions about his prospects.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Because only in intense, rarefied states will our illusions finally drop away, like redundant scaffolding, freeing us to perceive life on a more visceral level.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
Definition of illusions
Noun
  • Memorable matches, sacrifices, personal style, and superstitions were volleyed back and forth in a lively conversation Thursday night with tennis stars Andre Agassi, Caroline Wozniacki, Genie Bouchard, and James Blake, hosted by Ralph Lauren.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 26 June 2026
  • Baseball is famous for routines and superstitions.
    — Adam Annaccone, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
Definition of superstitions

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