fallacy
pronunciation
How to pronounce fallacy in British English:
UK [ˈfæləsi]
How to pronounce fallacy in American English:
US [ˈfæləsi]
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- Noun:
- a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
Word Origin
- fallacy
- fallacy: see fail
- fallacy (n.)
- late 15c., "deception, false statement," from Latin fallacia "deception, deceit, trick, artifice," noun of quality from fallax (genitive fallacis) "deceptive," from fallere "deceive" (see fail (v.)). Specific sense in logic, "false syllogism, invalid argumentation," dates from 1550s. An earlier form was fallace (c. 1300), from Old French fallace.
Example
- 1. Germany 's approach suffers from a fallacy of composition .
- 2. Is it a fallacy that we 're able to multitask ?
- 3. The analogy illustrates the obvious fallacy .
- 4. Yet the old fallacy keeps its ground .
- 5. Keynesian theory suffers from a rather glaring logical fallacy .