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The word 'fallacy', pronounced 'fal-uss-ee', ('-al-' as in gal) isn't a bad word, in the sense of being offensive or rude. It means a false idea or belief.
Perhaps you are thinking of the word 'phallus', meaning an image, or representation, of a penis, or a penis itself? 'Phallus' is pronounced 'fal-uss', so it sounds similar to 'fallacy'; it isn't a bad word, either.
The noun 'fallacy' came into English in the fifteenth century, from a Latin form describing deception; it has some variations in meaning:
Deceptiveness;
An argument, or a statement, based on a mistaken belief which makes the entire argument, or statement, false;
An error in reasoning which makes an argument false;
A misconception which is the result of faulty reasoning;
A factoid; a false belief, idea, or theory, that many people believe to be true simply because so many people have come to believe it is true; for example: 'The notion that anyone can catch a cold simply from being in the rain is a fallacy; a factoid.'
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What word describes when the weather in a work of literature mirrors the events?
Pathetic fallacy
Is you donkey a bad word?
its not a bad word, but its a prohibeted word
What bad word in fast and furious 3?
there is not realy a bad word in.
Comparative of bad?
more terrible
Does dynamite say the f word?
No it does not have Dynamite does not have bad words in it
What is the adjective form of the word 'fallacy'?
The adjective form of the word 'fallacy' is fallacious.
What is the origin of the word 'fallacy'?
The origin of the word fallacy dates back to 1350-1400. The word fallacy means deceptive or misleading. As a simple example, when one says the world is flat it is a complete fallacy.
What is the root word of fallacy?
The root word of fallacy is the Latin word "fallacia," which means deceit or deception.
How would you use the word fallacy in a sentence?
It is a fallacy that the world is flat.
What is the word for when the weather reflects the mood?
"Pathetic Fallacy"
How do you use the word fallacy?
"Tom thought it was a fallacy that the Moon was made of green cheese."
Write a sentence using the word fallacy?
Since his argument based on a fallacy's one would listen to him.
Use the word fallacy in a sentence?
If she clings to his fallacy, she will never learn to appreciate the difference between a rhyme and a poem. A common fallacy is that handling toads can cause warts.
What is logically fallacy?
A logical fallacy is, roughly speaking, an error of reasoning. When someone adopts a position, or tries to persuade someone else to adopt a position, based on a bad piece of reasoning, they commit a fallacy
Fallacious in a sentence?
The word fallacy is similar to the word "fallible" which means that something or someone is wrong. Fallacy is just the state of being wrong so to speak. Googling fallacy shows that it is a false idea or argument that isn't valid.The fallacy of the argument lay in its very idea that trains would one day fly.Not the best sentence maybe, but the best that I can come up with off the top of my head.The opposite of fallacy is actuality but sometimes it's hard to tell which is which.
What is a word for a false notion or mistaken belief?
Delusion
What word describes when the weather in a work of literature mirrors the events?
Pathetic fallacy
