fallacious (Meaning)
fallacious (s)
containing or based on a fallacy
intended to deceive
based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information
fallacious (a.)
Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning.
Synonyms & Antonyms of fallacious
Synonyms:
- inconsequent
- nonrational
- weird
- meaningless
- foolish
- specious
- inconsequential
- weak
- unsound
- invalid
- silly
- absurd
- sophistical
- inconsistent
Antonyms:
- enlightened
- sane
- satisfying
- plausible
- commonsense
- commonsense
- true
- solid
- just
- sure
- cogent
- compelling
- sober
- solid
- credible
- informed
- clear
- plausible
- well-grounded
- certain
- persuasive
- sane
- enlightened
- well-grounded
- true
- convincing
- clear
- sure
- cogent
- certain
- convincing
- credible
- sober
- satisfying
- just
- persuasive
- informed
- organized
- organized
- compelling
Synonyms:
- ill-advised
- strange
- wacky
- random
- disorganized
- surreal
- inexplicable
- insane
- peculiar
- nonsensical
- unconsidered
- misguided
- unconvincing
- eristical
- mad
- preposterous
- eristic
- rambling
- disordered
- reasonless
- unusual
- whacky
- unexplainable
- sophistic
- nutty
- half-baked
- asinine
- odd
- senseless
- unaccountable
Antonyms:
fallacious Sentence Examples
- Fallacious arguments can be very persuasive, even if they are not based on evidence.
- Politicians often use fallacious arguments to win elections.
- Fallacious arguments can be found in all areas of life, from politics to religion to advertising.
- Fallacies of ambiguity involve the use of vague or ambiguous language to create a false impression.
- Appeals to emotion are fallacious arguments that attempt to persuade people by appealing to their emotions rather than their reason.
- Fallacies of relevance are arguments that attempt to support a conclusion by using evidence that is not relevant to the issue at hand.
- Fallacies of generalization are arguments that make a general claim based on a limited amount of evidence.
- Fallacies of cause and effect are arguments that incorrectly assume that one event is the cause of another event.
- Slippery slope fallacies are arguments that claim that a small change will lead to a series of disastrous consequences.
- Straw man fallacies are arguments that misrepresent an opponent's position in order to make it easier to attack.
FAQs About the word fallacious
containing or based on a fallacy, intended to deceive, based on an incorrect or misleading notion or informationEmbodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical;
misleading, irrational, illegitimate, unreasoned,unreasonable, unreasoning, illogical, inconsequent, nonrational, weird
wise, reasoned, well-founded, reasoned, valid, sound, rational, sensible, rational, justified
Fallacious arguments can be very persuasive, even if they are not based on evidence.
Politicians often use fallacious arguments to win elections.
Fallacious arguments can be found in all areas of life, from politics to religion to advertising.
Fallacies of ambiguity involve the use of vague or ambiguous language to create a false impression.
