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fallacy

/ˈfæləsi/
noun
  1. Deceptive or false appearance; that which misleads the eye or the mind.

    Similar: deceitfulness, deception

  2. An argument, or apparent argument, which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue, while in reality it is not. A specious argument.

Synonymsdeceitfulness, deception

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