2007-01-20 16:29:15 · 14 answers · asked by leslieaustin0607 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A fallacy is a statement that is believed to be true when it is fact false or inaccurate. E.g., Blondes who dye their hair brunette become smarter.
2007-01-20 16:33:19 · answer #1 · answered by hartless63 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fallacy= (1) An ides that many people believe is true. -- (2) a false way of thinking about something.
example-(1) It is a fallacy to say that the camera never lies.
(2) He detected the fallacy in his friend's argument
2007-01-20 17:03:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fallacy is trying to explain your case or cause with facts that to another person makes no sense.
A fallacy can also be consider as a lie or.. the idea of stressing the truth a little bit more than necessary.
Dictionary.com defines a fallacy as: fal·la·cy /ˈfæləsi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[fal-uh-see] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -cies.
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.
4.Logic. any of various types of erroneous reasoning that render arguments logically unsound.
5.Obsolete. deception.
2007-01-20 16:35:03 · answer #3 · answered by KeraniBai 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fallacy is a false belief.
An example:
The suggestion that people are genetically predisposed to being homosexuals is a fallacy. There is no actual scientific proof, nothing genetic, physiological, or biological, that has been conclusive enough to assert that sexual attraction of any kind has any basis in anatomy or physiology. While it is a "possibility", it remains unproven, thus making it a fallacious statement.
2007-01-20 16:35:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fallacy is a belief that is held as true, but really isnt true. Example: (I cant think of one under pressure)
Many cliches and sterotypes are fallacies by the people who believe them...there. Thats and example
2007-01-20 16:33:42 · answer #5 · answered by freshbliss 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fallacy is an untruth. It is believing in something that is false. An example would be: "It is a fallacy to think that there is no such thing as global warming."
2007-01-24 10:57:38 · answer #6 · answered by StarGalactica 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fallacy is a wrong belief. Look into the Oxford dictionary for its meaning
2007-01-20 16:46:59 · answer #7 · answered by homebody 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A false or mistaken idea based on faulty knowledge or reasoning. For example, kings who have divorced their wives for failing to produce a son have held to the fallacy that a mother determines the sex of a child, when actually the father does.
2007-01-20 16:32:15 · answer #8 · answered by Marvelissa 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
fal·la·cy /ˈfæləsi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[fal-uh-see] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -cies. 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.
4. Logic. any of various types of erroneous reasoning that render arguments logically unsound.
5. Obsolete. deception.
[Origin: 1350–1400; < L fallācia a trick, deceit, equiv. to fallāc- (s. of fallāx) deceitful, fallacious + -ia -y3; r. ME fallace < MF]
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fallacy
2007-01-20 16:34:09 · answer #9 · answered by fdm215 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Falsehood
It is a "fallacy" to think that men are immortal just because scientists discovered cloning.
2007-01-20 19:00:20 · answer #10 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋