fallacy
- noun (n)
Meaning: illusion, misconception
Synonyms:
aberration
ambiguity
artifice
bias
casuistry
cavil
deceit
deception
deceptiveness
delusion
deviation
elusion
equivocation
erratum
erroneousness
error
evasion
falsehood
faultiness
flaw
heresy
illogicality
inconsistency
inexactness
invalidity
misapprehension
miscalculation
misconstrual
misinterpretation
mistake
non sequitur
notion
paradox
perversion
preconception
prejudice
quibbling
quirk
solecism
sophism
sophistry
speciousness
subterfuge
untruth
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