fallacy
Definition of abbreviation (noun) -
illusion; misconception; untruth; falsehoodPart of speech:
NounPlural: fallacies
Example sentences with this word:
The fatal fallacy is to try to turn the world inside-out and make economic progress the criterion of the pursuit of knowledge.
It would constitute a typically academic fallacy to believe that analysis on its own - the sheer power of thought - could change or reverse such a situation, but it could well affect it.
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