Fallacy synonyms

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deception
Something that deceives, as an illusion, or is meant to deceive, as a fraud
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error
(Law) A mistake in judgment or procedure of a court of record, usually prejudicial to one of the parties
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falsity
The quality or condition of being false.
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false notion
An error in reasoning
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sophism
A plausible but fallacious argument.
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inconsistency
An inconsistent act, remark, etc.
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illogicality
Something illogical.
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sophistry
Sophistry is the deliberate use of a false argument with the intent to trick someone or a false or untrue argument.
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casuistry
The application of general principles of ethics to specific problems of right and wrong in conduct, in order to solve or clarify them
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quibble
An evasion of the main point as by emphasizing some petty detail; cavil
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evasion
The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.
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deceit
Deceit is defined as the act of being dishonest using a trick or telling a lie.
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delusion
(Psychiatry) A false, persistent belief maintained in spite of evidence to the contrary
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equivocation
An equivocal statement or expression.
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subterfuge
A deceptive stratagem or device:
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preconception
The definition of a preconception is a notion, opinion or idea that you have formed before going into something, sometimes based on bias or prejudice.
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non sequitur
An inference or conclusion that does not follow from the premises or evidence.
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deceptive belief
An error in reasoning
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deceptiveness
The state or quality of being deceptive
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aberration
A partial alienation of reason. [Early 19th century.]
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misleading appearance
An error in reasoning
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illusion
The definition of an illusion is an idea or something you can see that isn’t real.
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speciousness
(Uncountable) The state or quality of being specious.
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equivoke
Alternative form of equivoque.
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artifice
Something contrived or made up to achieve an end, especially by deceiving; a stratagem or ruse:
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ambiguity
Doubtfulness or uncertainty as regards interpretation:
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solecism
A violation of good manners; breach of etiquette
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paradox
(Uncountable, philosophy) A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.
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miscalculation
An incorrect or mistaken calculation
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quirk
A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy:
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flaw
A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.
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cavil
A petty or trivial objection or criticism.
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irrelevancy
Irrelevance.
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erratum
The definition of an erratum is a mistake found in something already printed.
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invalidity
The state of being invalid; lack of validity.
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heresy
(Religion) A doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance with established religious beliefs, especially dissension from Roman Catholic dogma.
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heterodoxy
The condition or quality of being heterodox.
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misconception
A mistaken thought, idea, or notion; a misunderstanding:
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logic (antonym)
(Uncountable) Any system of thought, whether rigorous and productive or not, especially one associated with a particular person.
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reason (antonym)
A motive for an action or a determination.
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law (antonym)
(Slang, uncountable) The police.
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mistake (related)
An error or fault resulting from defective judgment, deficient knowledge, or carelessness.
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falsehood
(Archaic, rare) Mendacity, deceitfulness; the trait of a person who is mendacious and deceitful.
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paralogism
A fallacious or illogical argument or conclusion.
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truth (antonym)
True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.
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honesty (antonym)
Truthfulness; sincerity:
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right (antonym)
All or part of the right side
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fact (antonym)
Something demonstrated to exist or known to have existed:
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evidence (antonym)
Evidence is defined as something that gives proof or leads to a conclusion.
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certainty (antonym)
Confidence; assurance:
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surety (antonym)
Certainty
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reality (antonym)
The totality of all things possessing actuality, existence, or essence.
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erroneousness
The state of being in error; the quality of being erroneous.
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falseness
The characteristic of being false.
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untruth
The condition of being false; lack of truth.
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spuriousness
The property of being spurious.
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correct (related)
An erroneous or false idea
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true (related)
Truth.
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false belief
a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
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logical-fallacy (related)
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irrationality (related)
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relativism (related)
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reductionism (related)
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solipsism (related)
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dichotomy (related)
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materialism (related)
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subjectivism (related)
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positivism (related)
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jesuitry
Jesuitism; subtle argument.
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misinterpretation
An instance of misinterpreting.
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inexactness
The characteristic or quality of being inexact; a lack of precision, accuracy, or certainty.
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deviation from truth
An error in reasoning
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perversion
The action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement.
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bias
A bias is defined as a line sewn or cut diagonally across fabric.
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prejudice
A leaning toward one side in a lawsuit; an opinion held favoring one side without having heard the case; a predisposition or bias. See also dismissal (dismissal with prejudice) and (dismissal without prejudice).
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Fallacy Sentence Examples

  • Paradox, however, soon becomes stale, and fallacy wearisome.

  • So the so-called naturalistic fallacy is no fallacy at all.

  • This distinction, however, does not exist for science, and indeed the first definition involves a fallacy of which it will be as well to dispose forthwith.

  • Violation of this is the fallacy of " undistributed middle."

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