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fallacious meaning and definition
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Definition of fallacious (adjective)
- containing or based on a fallacy
- "fallacious reasoning"; "an unsound argument"
- synonyms: unsound
- intended to deceive
- "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"
- synonyms: deceitful, fraudulent
- based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information
- "fallacious hope"
Source: Princeton University Wordnet