fallaciousness
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- noun
- /fəˈleɪʃəsnəs/
- Formal
Examples
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Where did you get to demonstrating the fallaciousness of conjecture?
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I don't like it; therefore, being able to attack a position on its fallaciousness gives you a start before you have to find the experts to attack it on the facts.
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His argument was based on a serious fallaciousness that undermined its credibility.
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The fallaciousness of her reasoning became clear after further investigation.
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The teacher explained the fallaciousness of the common belief that all debates are purely subjective.
Synonyms
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A wrong belief that comes from bad reasoning
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A mistake in thinking that makes an argument wrong or weak
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A statement or idea that is not true
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A way of speaking or acting that is not true
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A state of being not correct based on facts
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Saying things that are not true on purpose
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Using clever but wrong reasoning to avoid giving a clear answer
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The state of being wrong or not matching the facts
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A wrong idea or reason that is not logical
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The state of having no proof or good reason
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A state of being wrong
A state of not being legally or logically accepted
Antonyms
How False
Surface Forms
Morphology
fallaciousness = fallacious (semi-transparent) = fallacious + ness
The noun is transparently formed from the adjective 'fallacious' with '-ness', but the adjective's relation to 'fallacy' involves orthographic change and the less obvious suffix '-ious', which may not be fully transparent to learners.
Etymology
The word fallaciousness comes from the Latin root fall- meaning 'to deceive' and is related to the English word false. So fallaciousness is the quality of being 'deceptive' or based on a wrong idea, which is why we use it for bad or mistaken reasoning.