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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
That fallacy has kept women from reaching equality in the workplace.
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Alena Botros, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
In this case, officials’ loss aversion may have helped to overcome the countervailing pressure of the sunk cost fallacy; the argument to avoid future failures became more salient than the pressure to redeem past failures.
—Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024
As Oklahoma State professor Steve Trost puts it, economic forecasts are a fallacy.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
The perception of objective reality captured through a device is a fallacy—images have always been subject to selective framing, misleading context, or manipulation.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2024
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Alena Botros, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
In this case, officials’ loss aversion may have helped to overcome the countervailing pressure of the sunk cost fallacy; the argument to avoid future failures became more salient than the pressure to redeem past failures.
—Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024
As Oklahoma State professor Steve Trost puts it, economic forecasts are a fallacy.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
The perception of objective reality captured through a device is a fallacy—images have always been subject to selective framing, misleading context, or manipulation.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallacy
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Michelle Nijhuis Life in the Ruins Two new books consider the delusion of the human quest to be free from the constraints of nature.The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 1 Nov. 2024
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But Wainaina’s work dissecting the delusions of Westerners who project their hopes and fears onto the continent is as relevant as ever—perhaps even more so, now that the goal is no longer to rescue but to profit.Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
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But because pressured waterfowl aren’t easy to fool, hunters have been trying to perfect the art of decoy deception to swing the odds in their favor.Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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On Thursday, Prime Video debuted the first trailer for its series adaptation of the 1999 teen movie, all eight episodes premiering Nov. 21 on the streamer, bringing a familiar tale of deception to a new locale with all new characters.Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
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The book also features jewels that recall armor, and ones that are inspired by royals, popes, Greek myths and antiquity.Samantha Conti, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
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Dispelling these myths is vital for a clearer understanding of human trafficking and stronger prevention efforts.Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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There was also the larger error of anointing Harris without political competition — an insult to the democratic process that handed the nomination to a candidate who, as some of us warned at the time, was exceptionally weak.Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Recent polling from the Free Press had indicated that Harris appeared to have a slight, 3-percentage-point lead on Trump in Michigan, though that was within the poll's 4-percentage-point margin of error.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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This transit also encourages us to confront illusions and emotional blockages while cultivating a deeper connection with our intuition and creativity.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Given that environment, Trump advisers aren’t under any illusions.Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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Domestic terrorism — the use of violence for political ends — has risen dramatically in recent years and is driven largely by partisan falsehoods and lies, a new study says.Tribune News Service, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
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The president also loved anecdotes, continuing to repeat them even when confronted by evidence of their falsehood.Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Fallacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallacy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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