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fallacy

🇬🇧 UK/'fælәsi/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREC2

Definitions

n.

A mistaken belief or flawed argument based on incorrect reasoning.

谬论,谬见,错误的推理

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
fallacto fall, to be deceived, to err, to be false
+
ycharacterized by
=fallacy

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    It's a common fallacy to believe that correlation always means causation.

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