Meanings
plural fallacy fallacies
- human sciencesThe formal fallacy of inferring that if an argument contains a fallacy, its conclusion must be false.
Synonyms: argument from fallacy, argument to logic, argumentum ad logicam, bad reasons fallacy, fallacist's fallacy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe formal fallacy of inferring that if an argument contains a fallacy, its conclusion must be false.
Origin
From the fact that assuming a conclusion is false because of a fallacy in the reasoning is itself a fallacy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 謬誤謬誤 /谬误谬误
- 謬誤謬誤 /谬误谬误 (miùwùmiùwù)formal fallacy of inferring that if an argument contains a fallacy, its conclusion must be false
Spanish argumento desde la falacia
- argumento desde la falaciaformal fallacy of inferring that if an argument contains a fallacy, its conclusion must be false
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fallacy fallacy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fallacy%20fallacy
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