fallacious

/fə'leiʃəs/

Thân thiện

A politician's fallacious argument was quickly debunked by the facts.

Definition

1. 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  • The politician's argument was fallacious, built entirely on outdated statistics.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.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information
   • fallacious hope
2. intended to deceive
   • deceitful advertising
   • fallacious testimony
   • smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice - S.T.Coleridge
   • a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes
3. containing or based on a fallacy
   • fallacious reasoning
   • an unsound argument

Từ đồng nghĩa

• deceitful
• fraudulent
• unsound