Fallacy
WordNet
noun
(1) A misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From < < < < .
Noun
- Deceptive or false appearance; deceitfulness; that which misleads the eye or the mind; deception.
- An argument, or apparent argument, which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue, while in reality it is not.
Related terms
- fail
- fallacious
- fallibilist
- fallibilism
- fallibility
- fallible