FALLACY


Meaning of FALLACY in English

n. (pl. -ies)

1. a mistaken belief, esp. based on unsound argument.

2 faulty reasoning; misleading or unsound argument.

3 Logic a flaw that vitiates an argument.

Derivatives:

fallacious adj. fallaciously adv. fallaciousness n.

Etymology: L fallacia f. fallax -acis deceiving f. fallere deceive

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.