fallacy
noun, plural fal·la·cies.
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In fact, what this map really showed was the fallacy of aggregates – and how statistics can mask real cultural shifts.
Every time the thermometer drops, another anti-science politician mocks climate change as a fallacy.
To prove the fallacy of said cargo cult, Olson goes into the numbers.
The many who believe that human knowledge begins in the academy are guilty of the fallacy of “lecturing birds on how to fly.”
A Manifesto for Disorder: Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s ‘Antifragile’ ReviewedRobert Herritt
November 26, 2012
Which brings me to the real point here: the entire premise of Mr. Rubin's moral question is built upon a fallacy.
Historical Examples of fallacy
His want of success arose from the insufficiency, not the fallacy, of theory.
Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
Do not commit the fallacy of sitting down for a little rest.
The ForestStewart Edward White
There is no need of a long explanation to show the fallacy of this idea.
The Sexual QuestionAugust Forel
Godwin, in all this, reproduces the current fallacy of his generation.
Shelley, Godwin and Their CircleH. N. Brailsford
A few minutes served to convince her of the fallacy of this expectation.
Chronicles of Border WarfareAlexander Scott Withers