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noun
A fallacy; a clearly defined error in reasoning used to support or refute an argument, excluding simple unintended mistakes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: fallacy, incorrect argument, misargument, non-argument, pseudoargument
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: formal fallacy, informal fallacy
noun
A formal fallacy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a fallacy in logical argumentation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fallacy, false belief
Narrower terms: hysteron proteron, ignoratio elenchi, petitio principii, petitio, post hoc, post hoc ergo propter hoc
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