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fallacy
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[ˈfaləsi], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments
(e.g: the notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy)
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Origin
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late 15th century (in the sense ‘deception, guile’; gradually superseding Middle English fallace): from Latin fallacia, from fallax, fallac- ‘deceiving’, from fallere ‘deceive’
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