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fallacy n.谬误,谬论 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. ★☆☆☆☆ 1999.6

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['fæləsi] 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. Historians, especially those so blinded by their research interests that they have been accused of “tunnel method,” frequently fall victim to the “technicist fallacy.” 1[N-VAR 可变名词]谬论；谬见 A fallacy is an idea which many people believe to be true, but which is in fact false because it is based on incorrect information or reasoning.   [oft N that]It's a fallacy that the affluent give relatively more to charity than the less prosperous...富人比穷人对慈善事业的捐助更多些；这种观点是一种谬见。It exposes the fallacy of short-term industrial gain at long-term environmental expense.这暴露了以长久的环境破坏为代价换取短期工业利益的错误。

英语单词	fallacy
英美音标	['fæləsi]
中文释义	n.谬误,谬论
vocab简明	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.
vocab扩展	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.
真题原句	Historians, especially those so blinded by their research interests that they have been accused of “tunnel method,” frequently fall victim to the “technicist fallacy.”
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]谬论；谬见 A fallacy is an idea which many people believe to be true, but which is in fact false because it is based on incorrect information or reasoning. [oft N that] It's a fallacy that the affluent give relatively more to charity than the less prosperous... 富人比穷人对慈善事业的捐助更多些；这种观点是一种谬见。 It exposes the fallacy of short-term industrial gain at long-term environmental expense. 这暴露了以长久的环境破坏为代价换取短期工业利益的错误。
来源	1999.6

Fallacy False Argument Based Idea Fæləsi N.谬误,谬论 Misleading