fallacy

n.错误,谬论,

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
fallacy (noun)
1.
a) obsolete - guile trickery
b) deceptive appearance - deception
2.
a) a false or mistaken idea - popular fallacies
b) erroneous character - erroneousness
3.
an often plausible argument using false or invalid inference
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
fallacy (noun)
1.
a false idea or belief
SYNONYMS:
delusion, error, falsehood, falsity, hallucination, illusion, misbelief, misconception, myth, old wives' tale, untruth
RELATED WORDS:
factoid; superstition; fiction, pretense ( pretence); distortion, inaccuracy, misapprehension, miscomprehension, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misperception, misunderstanding; misinformation, misknowledge, misreport, misrepresentation, misstatement; sophism, sophistry; fib, half-truth, lie, story, tale
truth, verity
fallacy (noun)
2.
the quality or state of being false
SYNONYMS:
erroneousness, fallaciousness, falsehood, falseness, falsity, untruth
RELATED WORDS:
speciousness, spuriousness; deception, deceptiveness, delusion; inaccuracy, incorrectness; dishonesty, mendaciousness, mendacity, untruthfulness
NEAR ANTONYMS:
accuracy, actuality, correctness, factuality, factualness, genuineness; credibility, honesty, trustworthiness, truthfulness, veracity
truth, verity
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