fallacious
/fə'leiʃəs/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information: Describes something that is wrong because it is founded on a mistake or false idea.
- Intended to deceive; misleading: Describes something that is deliberately deceptive or likely to create a false impression.
- Containing or based on a fallacy: Describes reasoning or an argument that is logically unsound or invalid.
Usage Examples
- Based on incorrect information:
- The politician's argument was fallacious, built entirely on outdated statistics.
- She clung to the fallacious hope that he would return.
- Intended to deceive:
- The company was fined for its fallacious advertising claims.
- He was known for his fallacious charm, which hid his true intentions.
- Containing a logical fallacy:
- The philosopher pointed out the fallacious reasoning in the essay.
- Your conclusion is fallacious because it generalizes from a single example.
Advanced Usage
- In formal criticism: Used to critique the validity of arguments in academic, legal, or philosophical contexts.
- The judge dismissed the case due to the fallacious premises of the lawsuit.
- Describing inherent qualities: Can describe something that is deceptive in its very nature.
- The fallacious beauty of the swamp concealed its dangers.
Variants and Related Words
- Fallacy (n): A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument, or a failure in reasoning that renders an argument invalid.
- The "slippery slope" is a common logical fallacy.
- Fallaciously (adv): In a fallacious manner.
- He argued fallaciously but persuasively.
Synonyms
- Misleading: Giving the wrong idea or impression.
- Deceptive: Intended to make someone believe something that is not true.
- Specious: Superficially plausible, but actually wrong.
- Illogical: Lacking sense or sound reasoning.
- Invalid: Not true or legally acceptable because of faulty reasoning.
Antonyms
- Sound: Based on valid reasoning or evidence.
- Valid: Logically or factually sound.
- Truthful: Telling or expressing the truth.
- Genuine: Truly what something is said to be; authentic.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- Fallacious argument: An argument that is unsound due to a logical error.
- Debaters must learn to identify and counter fallacious arguments.
- Fallacious assumption: A starting point for reasoning that is incorrect.
- The entire business plan collapsed due to one fallacious assumption about market demand.
Adjective
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based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information
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fallacious hope
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intended to deceive
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deceitful advertising
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fallacious testimony
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smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice - S.T.Coleridge
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a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes
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containing or based on a fallacy
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fallacious reasoning
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an unsound argument
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