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fallacy
/ˈfæləsi/
noun
Deceptive or false appearance; that which misleads the eye or the mind.
Similar: deceitfulness, deception
An argument, or apparent argument, which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue, while in reality it is not. A specious argument.
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