Associations to the word «Fallacious»
Noun
- Fallacy
- Reasoning
- Inference
- Argument
- Conclusion
- Logic
- Assumption
- Refrain
- Proof
- Notion
- Textbook
- Premise
- Hope
- Belief
- Statement
- Hypothesis
- Opinion
- Doctrine
- Interpretation
- Promise
- Claim
- Theory
- Thinking
- Ad
- Evidence
- Discourse
- Regard
- Mankind
- Representation
- Context
- Appeal
- Adoption
- Calculation
- Objection
- Proportion
- Estimate
- Explanation
- Fact
- Slope
- Profession
- Truth
- Possibility
- Circumstance
- Principle
- Philosophy
- Dream
- Definition
- Usage
- Basis
- View
- Instance
- Scheme
- Necessity
- Conduct
- Sense
- Happiness
Adjective
Wiktionary
FALLACIOUS, adjective. Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
FALLACIOUS, adjective. Deceptive or misleading.
Dictionary definition
FALLACIOUS, adjective. Containing or based on a fallacy; "fallacious reasoning"; "an unsound argument".
FALLACIOUS, adjective. Intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes".
FALLACIOUS, adjective. Based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information; "fallacious hope".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.