fallacy
noun/ˈfæləsi/
/ˈfæləsi/
(plural fallacies)
- [countable] a false idea that many people believe is true
- It is a fallacy to say that the camera never lies.
Extra Examples- The idea that all women want children is a common fallacy.
- There's a widespread fallacy that longer working hours mean increased productivity.
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- [uncountable, countable] a false way of thinking about something
- He detected the fallacy of her argument.
see also pathetic fallacy
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘deception, guile’; gradually superseding Middle English fallace): from Latin fallacia, from fallax, fallac- ‘deceiving’, from fallere ‘deceive’.
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