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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
Landman, set in the oil fields of West Texas, is punctuated by extensive diatribes from Tommy about the oil industry’s importance, the tragic necessity of landmen and roughnecks, and the fallacy of placing society’s hope on renewable energy.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
The argument that somehow voters in more populous states are disenfranchised is also a fallacy.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 19 Dec. 2024
Already a #1 Sunday Times bestseller and has been shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards, An African History of Africa corrects many of the misguided fallacies that pervade Western narratives about Africa.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 18 Dec. 2024
The report focuses on the fallacies in these arguments.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
The argument that somehow voters in more populous states are disenfranchised is also a fallacy.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 19 Dec. 2024
Already a #1 Sunday Times bestseller and has been shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards, An African History of Africa corrects many of the misguided fallacies that pervade Western narratives about Africa.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 18 Dec. 2024
The report focuses on the fallacies in these arguments.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallacy
Noun
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In a moment of delusion, Simon cooks up a scheme to get Wei-Tung married and secure their friend Wei-Wei a green card.—
Sadie Collins,
Them,
24 Jan. 2025
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Being able to make tactical adjustments or create a match environment that the stronger opponent doesn’t enjoy is one thing; when that isn’t possible, maintaining self-belief often tips towards delusion.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Watch on Deadline In the wake of his father’s disappearance at sea, Kojo, a young Ghanaian is drawn into a world of street gang and deception.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 Jan. 2025
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Directed by Su Biao, the comedy about a woman entangled in financial deception has remained a steady performer since its release on Dec. 31.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2025
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As a result, the company flipped a few myths on their head, and shared the findings with Travel + Leisure.—
Alison Fox,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2025
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Your film deconstructs the beauty myth or the Cinderella myth.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Jan. 2025
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The German hit 12 unforced errors in the set as too many of his forehands skewed off his racket at the wrong angle and out of the court.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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Keys broke three times in the first set, helped in part by Sabalenka’s four double-faults and 13 total unforced errors.—
Howard Fendrich,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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This ‘80s silhouette, which cinches at the waist but leaves volume across the shoulders and flares at the hip, creates the illusion of an exaggerated hourglass figure, immediately adding shape back into Jenner’s otherwise loose-fitting ensemble.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
27 Jan. 2025
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This lack of day-to-day oversight allows Starfleet to preserve the illusion of plausible deniability.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Aside from the urgent response, the disaster has also attracted damaging misinformation and falsehoods.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Since Trump left office in 2020, the Republican Party has also been instrumental in enabling the Stop the Steal movement, devoted to keeping alive the falsehood that Biden did not win the 2020 election.—
Omar G. Encarnación,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Fallacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallacy. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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