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as in delusion
a false idea or belief
the once-common fallacy that girls just weren't any good at math
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as in deception
the quality or state of being false
the fallacy of the notion of spontaneous generation was demonstrated by the Dutch naturalist Leeuwenhoek
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Recent Examples of fallacy
Anyone who looks at Appian's financials' can recognize the fallacy of this bear case, as the company's growth and retention metrics look nothing like those of companies with actual AI risk.
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Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
The volume fallacy is a common storytelling blind spot, where leaders confuse speaking frequently with actually being heard by their audiences.
—Harrison Monarth, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Understanding symbolic interpretation as merely code-breaking is a popular fallacy, but the correspondences that underlay symbology are never one-to-one, but rather a complex, interlocking system of connotations and often contradictions across time periods and cultures.
—Literary Hub, 23 Dec. 2025
The authors’ prescription for how the United States can compete with China—that Washington should think in the same ways Beijing has—rests on a dangerous fallacy.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
The volume fallacy is a common storytelling blind spot, where leaders confuse speaking frequently with actually being heard by their audiences.
—Harrison Monarth, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Understanding symbolic interpretation as merely code-breaking is a popular fallacy, but the correspondences that underlay symbology are never one-to-one, but rather a complex, interlocking system of connotations and often contradictions across time periods and cultures.
—Literary Hub, 23 Dec. 2025
The authors’ prescription for how the United States can compete with China—that Washington should think in the same ways Beijing has—rests on a dangerous fallacy.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallacy
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The idea that the Iranian regime’s policies might change for the better simply by appointing a more pliable leader, as in Venezuela, is a delusion.—
Elan Journo,
Oc Register,
10 Mar. 2026
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The darkly comedic drama confronts reality, privacy, and the delusions fueling our ever-changing world.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2026
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Later that year, federal prosecutors in New York charged the company’s former CEO Joanna Smith-Griffin, with securities fraud and related offenses tied to investor deception.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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See what happens when jealousy, suspicion and deception take over.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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In that sense, Chinatown carries its own poetic legacy, the myth that deserves to endure.—
Xuan Juliana Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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With music, lyrics and book by Anaïs Mitchell, Hadestown reimagines the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in a post-apocalyptic setting inspired by the Great Depression and New Orleans.—
Sigal Ratner-Arias,
Billboard,
11 Mar. 2026
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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
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In the Oakland days, there was less margin for error.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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For seasoned pickleball players, finding the best paddle for competitive play may require a series of trial-and-error attempts, but a little education about paddle types can also go a long way.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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To the delusional, reality is an illusion.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
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The three women enter a love triangle where desire and illusion collide with their unresolved maternal wounds.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
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For rationalists, the divide between truth and falsehood is very important; dozens of rationalists spent several days raging at me online.—
Sam Kriss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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The allegations are a mixture of truth, falsehoods and misdirection.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Fallacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallacy. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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