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fallacy — /fal euh see/, n., pl. fallacies. 1. a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.: That the world is flat was at one time a popular fallacy. 2. a misleading or unsound argument. 3. deceptive, misleading, or false nature; erroneousness.… … Universalium
fallacy — I noun captio, deception, deceptive belief, delusion, deviation from truth, distortion, erroneous reasoning, erroneousness, error, fallacious argument, false appearance, falseness, falsity, faultiness, faulty reasoning, flaw in reasoning,… … Law dictionary
pa|ral|o|gism — «puh RAL uh jihz uhm», noun. Logic. 1. a piece of false or erroneous reasoning, especially one of which the reasoner himself is unconscious. 2. reasoning of this kind. ╂[< Late Latin paralogismus < Greek paralogismós < paralogízesthai to … Useful english dictionary
William Ferrel — This page is about the meteorologist; for the comedian, see Will Ferrell. William Ferrel (1817 ndash; 1891), an American meteorologist, developed theories which explained the mid latitude atmospheric circulation cell in detail, and it is after… … Wikipedia
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fallaciousness — n. result of erroneous reasoning … English contemporary dictionary
fallacy — fal•la•cy [[t]ˈfæl ə si[/t]] n. pl. cies 1) a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.; misconception 2) a misleading or unsound argument 3) erroneousness 4) pho any of various types of erroneous reasoning that render arguments… … From formal English to slang
fallacy — /ˈfæləsi / (say faluhsee) noun (plural fallacies) 1. a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.: a popular fallacy. 2. a misleading or unsound argument. 3. deceptive, misleading, or false nature. 4. Logic any of various types of… …
Outline of thought — The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to thinking: Thought (and thinking) – the mental process in which beings form psychological associations and models of the world. Thinking is manipulating information, as when… … Wikipedia
Mark Schaller — is a psychological scientist who has made many contributions to the study of human psychology, particularly in areas of social cognition, stereotyping, evolutionary psychology, and cultural psychology. He is Professor of Psychology at the… … Wikipedia
