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Most economic fallacies derive from the tendency to assume that there is a fixed pie, that one party can gain only at the expense of another.
Milton Friedman

Meaning of "fallacies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FALLACIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FALLACIES

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Fallacies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FALLACIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fallacy

A fallacy is an argument that uses poor reasoning. An argument can be fallacious whether or not its conclusion is true. A fallacy can be either formal or informal. An error that stems from a poor logical form is sometimes called a formal fallacy or simply an invalid argument. An informal fallacy is an error in reasoning that does not originate in improper logical form. Arguments committing informal fallacies may be formally valid, but still fallacious. Fallacies of presumption fail to prove the conclusion by assuming the conclusion in the proof. Fallacies of weak inference fail to prove the conclusion due to insufficient evidence. Fallacies of distraction fail to prove the conclusion due to irrelevant evidence, like emotion. Fallacies of ambiguity fail to prove the conclusion due to vagueness in words, phrases, or grammar. Some fallacies are committed intentionally, others unintentionally due to carelessness or ignorance.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FALLACIES

fall over
fall over oneself
fall short
fall through
fall to
fall to the ground
fall trap
fall-back position
fall-off
Falla
fallacious
fallaciously
fallaciousness
fallacy
fallacy of many questions
fallal
fallalery
fallalishly
fallaway
fallback

WORDS THAT END LIKE FALLACIES

abbacies
accuracies
advocacies
agencies
aristocracies
autocracies
bureaucracies
confederacies
conspiracies
curacies
degeneracies
delegacies
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democracies
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inaccuracies
intimacies
legacies
pharmacies
piracies
theocracies

Synonyms and antonyms of fallacies in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «FALLACIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fallacies» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of fallacies

Translation of «fallacies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FALLACIES

Find out the translation of fallacies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fallacies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fallacies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

谬误
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

falacias
570 millions of speakers

English

fallacies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भ्रम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مغالطات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

заблуждения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

falácias
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fallacies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

illusions
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kejatuhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trugschlüsse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

誤謬
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

착오
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kasunyatan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nguỵ biện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூட நம்பிக்கைகளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भ्रम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

safsatalarını
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fallacie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

błędami
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

омани
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

erorile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πλάνες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fallacies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vanföreställningar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tankefeil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fallacies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FALLACIES»

The term «fallacies» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.675 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FALLACIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fallacies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fallacies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fallacies

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2 QUOTES WITH «FALLACIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fallacies.
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Milton Friedman
Most economic fallacies derive from the tendency to assume that there is a fixed pie, that one party can gain only at the expense of another.
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Steven Pinker
Cognitive psychology tells us that the unaided human mind is vulnerable to many fallacies and illusions because of its reliance on its memory for vivid anecdotes rather than systematic statistics.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FALLACIES»

Discover the use of fallacies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fallacies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Economic Facts and Fallacies
Written in the easy-to-follow style of the author’s Basic Economics, this latest book is able to go into greater depth, with real world examples, on specific issues.
Thomas Sowell, 2011
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Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science
This witty and engaging book examines the various fads, fallacies, strange cults and curious panaceas which at one time or another have masqueraded as science. Not just a collection of anecdotes but a fair, reasoned appraisal of eccentric ...
Martin Gardner, 2012
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Informal Logical Fallacies: A Brief Guide
This is a systematic and concise introduction to more than forty fallacies, from anthropomorphism and argumentum ad baculum, to reductionism and the slippery slope argument.
Jacob E. Van Vleet, 2010
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Fallacies and Argument Appraisal
This volume analyzes major fallacies through accessible, everyday examples. Critical questions are developed for each fallacy to help the student identify them and provide considered evaluations.
Christopher W. Tindale, 2007
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Historian's Fallacie
"If one laughs when David Hackett Fischer sits down to play, one will stay to cheer.
David H. Fischer, 1970
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Mathematical Fallacies and Paradoxes
This book is a collection and analysis of the most interesting paradoxes and fallacies from mathematics, logic, physics, and language. It also treats important results in mathematics that are based in paradox, notably Godel's theorem of 1931 ...
Bryan Bunch, 2012
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Fallacies and Pitfalls of Language: The Language Trap
A witty exploration of government newspeak, exaggerated advertising claims, misleading propaganda and other misnomers and how to combat them.
S. Morris Engel, 1994
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Fallacies in Mathematics
"Enjoyment as well as enlightenment is provided by trying to detect the fallacies, or at least by reading the solutions given by the author of this lovely little work." Science
E. A. Maxwell, 2006
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Histories and Fallacies: Problems Faced in the Writing of ...
Recent years have brought about a crisis of confidence in the historical profession, leading increasing numbers of readers to ask the question: "How can I know that the stories told by a historian are reliable?
Carl R. Trueman, 2010
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Logically Fallacious: The Ultimate Collection of Over 300 ...
This book is a crash course in effective reasoning, meant to catapult you into a world where you start to see things how they really are, not how you think they are.
Bo Bennett, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FALLACIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fallacies is used in the context of the following news items.
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Letter: Firestorm over the Confederate flag 'a product of misguided …
The current firestorm over the Confederate flag is a product of misguided hyper-emotionalism fueled by two fallacies. The first fallacy is that a ... «The Advocate, Jul 15»
2
Eating in Echo Chambers
Moises Velasquez-Manoff reveals important fallacies in prevailing arguments, spanning everything from changes in gluten concentrations, ... «Pulse, Jul 15»
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Guest Column: Dayton businessman's 4 tips to help you become a …
Third consideration: One of the great fallacies of being an author is that you'll sign a million dollar book-deal and the publisher will hire a team ... «Dayton Business Journal, Jul 15»
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Hacking Team comments on breach while industry reels from data …
Although many online commenters pointed out perceived fallacies between the company's idea of good entities and bad ones, others noted ... «SC Magazine, Jul 15»
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Don't ignore Marcellus Shale's contributions
... it's important to take a moment to address the fallacies raised in Donald Heck's recent letter, "Marcellus Shale tax positive step for education.". «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
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6 muscle myths every man should know
Here's what exercise scientists and expert trainers have to say about the fallacies passed around in the workout room. As compiled from Shape ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
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LETTER: Christie too busy for storm victims
And as I lay in this hospital bed, I see that our governor is running all over the place with his presidential fallacies — and I just want to walk ... «Cherry Hill Courier Post, Jul 15»
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Tackling Terrorism Intelligently
By the way, even though the persistence of the Boko Haram attacks under President Buhari has further exposed the fallacies of the conspiracy ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Pierre-Paul records leak, White House meeting expose HIPAA …
Pierre-Paul records leak, White House meeting expose HIPAA fallacies. By Neil Versel · 1 Comment /. Share. / Jul 9, 2015 at 6:52 AM. «MedCity News, Jul 15»
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Ghana's Economic Recovery: Keynesian or Hayekian model? A …
In the ensuing text, I will endeavor to point out fallacies contained in such simplistic view. The central argument of Keynesianism is that ... «Citifmonline, Jul 15»

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