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fallacy

/ˈfæləsi/  ·  say it: FAL·uh·see

a mistaken belief or flawed reasoning

In Debate & Persuasion

In more detail

1. (noun) a false or mistaken belief, or an idea that many people think is true but is not

2. (noun) a mistake in reasoning or logic that makes an argument invalid or weak

Examples

• 1. It is a common fallacy that sugar makes children hyperactive.
• 2. The argument contains a logical fallacy because it makes an unsupported jump from one idea to the next.

Nearby in Debate & Persuasion

assumption, inference, deduction, sophistry, paradox, contradiction