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fallacious

[fuh-ley-shuhs]

adjective

  1. containing a fallacy; logically unsound.

    fallacious arguments.

  2. deceptive; misleading.

    fallacious testimony.

  3. disappointing; delusive.

    a fallacious peace.



fallacious

/ “ŚÉ™Ėˆ±ō±šÉŖŹƒÉ™²õ /

adjective

  1. containing or involving a fallacy; illogical; erroneous

  2. tending to mislead

  3. delusive or disappointing

    a fallacious hope

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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • fallaciously adverb
  • fallaciousness noun
  • nonfallacious adjective
  • nonfallaciously adverb
  • nonfallaciousness noun
  • unfallacious adjective
  • unfallaciously adverb
  • “ڲ¹±ōˈ±ō²¹³¦¾±“dzܲõ²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
  • “ڲ¹±ōˈ±ō²¹³¦¾±“dzܲõ±ō²ā adverb
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of fallacious1

First recorded in 1500–10, fallacious is from the Latin word “ڲ¹±ō±ōÄ峦¾±Å²õ³Ü²õ deceitful, deceptive. See fallacy, -ous
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Podcasters validate their fears and doubts, cite fallacious research, or more speciously, quote the all-purpose source of ā€œsomeā€ or ā€œtheyā€ without evidence.

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Prosecutors contend that Biden’s lawyers have mischaracterized the IRS’ leniency programs and say it is ā€œutterly fallaciousā€ that amid the pandemic, ā€œthe IRS effectively immunized all who willfully failed to pay their income taxes.ā€

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Eritrea’s information minister on Wednesday called the report ā€œfallacious.ā€

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He argued that the constitutional change had reset the clock to zero, but legal experts in Senegal and abroad dismissed the contention as fallacious.

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Learn more about the mainstream media’s fallacious information bubble on ā€œRussiagateā€ HERE.

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