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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryfal·la·cy \ˈfa-lə-sē\ noun (plural -cies) ETYMOLOGY Latin fallacia, from fallac-, fallax deceitful, from fallere to deceive DATE 14th century1. a. obsolete : guile, trickery b. deceptive appearance : deception2. a. a false or mistaken idea popular fallacies b. erroneous character : erroneousness3. an often plausible argument using false or invalid inferenceEnglish Etymologyfallacy late 15c., "deception, false statement," from L. fallacia"deception," from fallax (gen. fallacis) "deceptive," from fallere"deceive." Specific sense in logic dates from 1550s.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7fallacyfal·lacy / 5fAlEsi / noun(pl. -ies)1. [C] a false idea that many people believe is true 谬见；谬论；谬误: It is a fallacy to say that the camera never lies. 说照相机绝不骗人,这是谬见。 2. [U, C] a false way of thinking about sth 思维方式谬误；谬误推理: He detected the fallacy of her argument. 他发觉她论据中的推理谬误。 ⇨ see also pathetic fallacyOLTfallacy noun⇨ illusionWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedfal·la·cy\ˈfaləsē, -si\ noun(-es)Etymology: Latin fallacia, from fallac-, fallax deceitful (from fallere to deceive) + -ia -y — more at fail1. a. obsolete : guile, trickery b. : deceptive or false appearance : something that misleads the eye or the mind : deception < it appears that … the descent is perpendicular but this … is a fallacy of the eye caused by the distance — Anthony Trollope >2. a. : a false or erroneous idea < parents console themselves by the American fallacy that one can only be young once — Elizabeth Bowen > b. : erroneous or fallacious character : erroneousness < the fallacy of such a suit for military use should at once be apparent — H.G.Armstrong >3. : a plausible reasoning that fails to satisfy the conditions of valid argument or correct inference — see formal fallacy, material fallacy, verbal fallacy

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