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
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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallacies
Noun
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In the early 2020s, white supremacists turned those myths into internet propaganda.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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Numerous legends and myths surround the estate.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The therapist could practice on a person pretending to have delusions, though this is likely costly and logistically complicated to arrange.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The neuropsychiatric effects of Huntington's disease include mood changes and altered thinking, such as hallucinations and delusions.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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When teams have not been rigorously tested in realistic, high-pressure environments, automation can become a force multiplier for errors.—
James Hadley,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Gauff hit zero winners and compiled 11 unforced errors in the set.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
23 Jan. 2026
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The number of charges for her webs has been reduced by one at all levels, and Incapacitating Bite can no longer be applied by illusions.—
Mike Stubbs,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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In a matter of weeks, illusions that had lingered for decades collapsed.—
Kazem Kazerounian,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Many cultures have traditions and superstitions about how what happens on New Year’s Eve impacts the year ahead.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
1 Jan. 2026
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Here are some of the most popular superstitions to embrace for good luck or avoid for bad luck.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Fallacies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallacies. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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