Fallacious Meaning
/fəˈleɪ.ʃəs/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCharacterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
adjDeceptive or misleading.
Sentence Examples
Her line of reasoning is attractive, but ultimately fallacious.
Tom messaged Mary a fallacious article on margarine and regretted it afterwards.
CEFR Practice Quiz
His argument was based on a ____ assumption that many people believed.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The critic pointed out several ____ arguments in the book that were based on incorrect data.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English fallacious; equivalent to fallacy + -ous.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"There is a widely diffused notion that among all specimens of animal creation man alone possesses any glimmering of reason. This notion is largely fallacious. It is one of those ideas, based upon superficial knowledge, which appeal to the sophisticated modern public."
— 1941, George Ryley Scott, Phallic Worship: A History of Sex and Sex Rites in Relation to the Religions of All Races from Antiquity to the Present Day, London: T. Werner Laurie, page 3:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His argument was based on a ____ assumption that many people believed.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The critic pointed out several ____ arguments in the book that were based on incorrect data.