Definitions for fallacious
fəˈleɪ ʃəsfal·la·cious

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. fallacious, unsoundadjective

   containing or based on a fallacy

   "fallacious reasoning"; "an unsound argument"

2. deceitful, fallacious, fraudulentadjective

   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. fallaciousadjective

   based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information

   "fallacious hope"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fallaciousadjective

   Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.

2. fallaciousadjective

   Deceptive or misleading.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FALLACIOUSadjective

   Etymology: fallax, Latin; fallacieux, French.

   1. Producing mistake; sophistical. It is never used of men, but of writings, propositions, or things.

   They believed and assented to things neither evident nor certain, nor yet so much as probable, but actually false and fallacious; such as were the absurd doctrines and stories of their rabbies. Robert South, Sermons.

   2. Deceitful; mocking expectation.

   Soon as the force of that fallacious fruit,
   That with exhilarating vapour bland
   About their spirits had play’d, and inmost pow’rs
   Made err, was now exhal’d. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ix.

   False philosophy inspires
   Fallacious hope. John Milton.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fallacious

   A fallacy is the use of invalid or otherwise faulty reasoning, or "wrong moves" in the construction of an argument which may appear stronger than it really is if the fallacy is not spotted. The term in the Western intellectual tradition was introduced in the Aristotelian De Sophisticis Elenchis.Some fallacies may be committed intentionally to manipulate or persuade by deception. Others may be committed unintentionally because of human limitations such as carelessness, cognitive or social biases and ignorance, or, potentially, as the inevitable consequence of the limitations of language and understanding of language. This includes ignorance of the right reasoning standard, but also ignorance of relevant properties of the context. For instance, the soundness of legal arguments depends on the context in which the arguments are made.Fallacies are commonly divided into "formal" and "informal." A formal fallacy is a flaw in the structure of a deductive argument which renders the argument invalid, while an informal fallacy originates in an error in reasoning other than an improper logical form. Arguments containing informal fallacies may be formally valid, but still fallacious.A special case is a mathematical fallacy, an intentionally invalid mathematical proof, often with the error subtle and somehow concealed. Mathematical fallacies are typically crafted and exhibited for educational purposes, usually taking the form of false proofs of obvious contradictions.

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1. fallacious

   Fallacious refers to something that is misleading or deceptive in nature, often relating to incorrect or faulty reasoning or arguments. It is derived from faulty logic or mistaken beliefs, and not designed to stand up to rigorous scrutiny. Fallacious arguments or statements often appear superficially sound, but upon closer examination, their lack of validity or correctness becomes evident.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fallaciousadjective

   embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning

2. Etymology: [L. fallaciosus, fr. fallacia: cf. F. fallacieux. See Fallacy.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fallacious

   based on a mistaken belief, untrue, false

   "fallacious arguments"

   
   

   Submitted by cathi_b on June 20, 2020  

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Examples of fallacious in a Sentence

1. Edward Gibbon:

   The laws of probability, so true in general, so fallacious in particular.

2. Primo Levi:

   Human memory is a marvelous but fallacious instrument. The memories which lie within us are not carved in stone; not only do they tend to become erased as the years go by, but often they change, or even increase by incorporating extraneous features.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fallacious
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fallacious
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fallacious
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallacious
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fallacious