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Fallacy Misconception Argument False Fæləsi N 谬见,谬误 Popular

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Pron ['fæləsi]
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n. 谬见,谬误
It is a popular fallacy to suppose that riches always bring happiness.
假定财富永远带来幸福是常有的谬见。
Vocab
fallacya misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning

A fallacy is a misleading argument or belief based on a falsehood. If you oppose state testing in schools, you think it is a fallacy that educational quality can be measured by standardized tests.

Fallacy comes from the Latin fallacia, for deceit. It technically means a flaw in an argument that makes it deceptive or misleading. In poetry, the "pathetic fallacy" is the false idea that things like rocks or stars have human feelings (pathos). Fallacy can also be used more generally for any false statement or idea. Some synonyms are misconception and error.

All forms of 'fallacy' will appear on average once every 1210 pages.
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