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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fallacia
"Il suo argomento contiene una grave fallacia."
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A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument.
"The idea that wealth automatically leads to happiness is a fallacy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'fallacia' meaning deceit, trick, or trickery, originating from 'fallax' (deceptive) and 'fallere' (to deceive). It entered the English language in the 16th century, initially denoting deception or trickery before shifting primarily to mean an erroneous conclusion or invalid reasoning in logic.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fallacy" is said worldwide
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fallace
Transliteration: fallace
"C'est un sophisme que de croire cela."
Trugschluss
Transliteration: Trugschluss
"Seine Argumentation beruht auf einem Trugschluss."
fallacia
Transliteration: fallacia
"Il suo argomento contiene una grave fallacia."
falacia
Transliteration: falacia
"Su argumento se basa en una falacia lógica."
falácia
Transliteration: falácia
"A ideia de que o sucesso vem sem esforço é uma falácia."
भ्रांति
Transliteration: bhranti
"यह सोचना एक बड़ी भ्रांति है।"
谬误
Transliteration: miùwù
"这是一个常见的逻辑谬误。"
오류
Transliteration: oryu
"그의 주장은 명백한 오류를 포함하고 있다."
謬見
Transliteration: byūken
"その考えは大きな謬見に基づいている。"
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