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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
But the resulting, lengthy insurgencies in Afghanistan and Iraq proved that this vision of quick victories was a fallacy.
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Michael Brown, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
And the fallacy is this; that somehow in a trade, someone must lose.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
The whole debate is so fundamentally backwards and upside down, it's based on a fallacy.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Its villains are cardboard cutouts, its heroes are unappealing and each scene is laced with logical fallacies.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
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Michael Brown, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
And the fallacy is this; that somehow in a trade, someone must lose.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
The whole debate is so fundamentally backwards and upside down, it's based on a fallacy.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Its villains are cardboard cutouts, its heroes are unappealing and each scene is laced with logical fallacies.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallacy
Noun
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Spread it around Twitter where the console wars are still kept alive via delusion, sadness and regressive human thinking.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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However, in addition, the Moon also opposes fuzzy Neptune in your sign, which can create confusion, delusion and deceit.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
8 May 2025
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Through shocking testimonies from government insiders, confidential documents, and private audio recordings from the highest level of the military, BODYGUARD OF LIES exposes the tangled web of deception fed to the American public by the U.S. government during its 20-year war in Afghanistan.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 May 2025
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Mauriello, a senior lecturer at the University of Maryland, said in his experience, people's sympathetic nervous system could be activated by a host of reasons — beyond deception.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2025
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Set in a ghostly Himalayan town, the movie is billed as an exploration of myth, memory, and places left behind.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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Note to Leaders: Put a moratorium on secrets, myths, and gossip.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Garcia, who denies gang membership, had an immigration court order protecting him from deportation, which the administration acknowledged was an administrative error.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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But turning on error correction restored some of the performance.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2025
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Agencies encourage the illusion of such bonds while controlling nearly every aspect of the idols’ real lives.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
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The show uses dual-reality technology, a technique derived from the world of mentalism, to support the illusion of real-time interaction with a pre-recorded program.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 May 2025
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For instance, highly negative emotional language is a common marker of falsehood because misinformation frequently exploits outrage.—
Sander van der Linden,
Time,
6 May 2025
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Like most of his events, Trump’s speech contained falsehoods about consequential policy matters and trivial personal fixations.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Fallacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallacy. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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