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   fallacy

   /ˈfaləsi/

   noun

   • 1. a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments: "the notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy"
   • ▪ a failure in reasoning which renders an argument invalid: "Kraft exposes three fallacies in this approach"
   • ▪ faulty reasoning: "the potential for fallacy which lies behind the notion of self-esteem"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘deception, guile’; gradually superseding Middle English fallace): from Latin fallacia, from fallax, fallac- ‘deceiving’, from fallere ‘deceive’.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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