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fallacy fallacy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌfæləsi ˈfæləsi/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From the fact that assuming a conclusion is false because of a fallacy in the reasoning is itself a fallacy.

Meanings

  1. The formal fallacy of inferring that if an argument contains a fallacy, its conclusion must be false.

Forms

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fallacy fallacies Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

bad reasons fallacy · argument from fallacy · argumentum ad logicam · fallacist's fallacy · argument to logic

Translations (2)

cmn 謬誤謬誤 /谬误谬误 (formal fallacy of inferring that if an argument contains a fallacy, its conclusion must be false) · es argumento desde la falacia (formal fallacy of inferring that if an argument contains a fallacy, its conclusion must be false)