FALLACIOUSNESS Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

fallaciousness

noun

Definition of fallaciousness

as in deception

the quality or state of being false the fallaciousness of that argument will be apparent as soon as we examine it

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Noun

Nefarious actors have long been keen to fill the gap through what international law describes as coercion, deception and abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability.

— Robert P. George, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2026
The suspect, identified as 58-year-old Zishan Zeng, was charged with two counts of elder exploitation and two counts of theft by deception.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of deception

Noun

In part, this is a response to the fallacies of narrative, or at least of narratives that are imposed.

— David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Poor Stuart’s capable and patient efforts come to nothing, because Hal is in a snit and seems to be suffering an acute case of sunk cost fallacy-itis.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of fallacy

Noun

Of course, the retort is that this would be irritating and exasperating to be continually deluged with alerts about AI deceptiveness.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Beyond the deceptiveness of the narrow material view, spiritual light and hope are always present to be found and felt.

— Sue Brightman, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Jan. 2025

Definition of deceptiveness

Noun

In a number of wrongful death lawsuits, ChatGPT is blamed for driving users to experience harmful delusions and, in some cases, to commit suicide.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
But a line like that also fleshes out the head-in-the-stratosphere delusions of everyone here.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of delusion

Noun

Fried fights a good fight against such solipsistic falsities.

— Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
That case requires a public official claiming defamation to prove the defendant knew their statement was false at the time or demonstrated reckless disregard of its falsity, a standard known as actual malice.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Definition of falsity

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