How to pronounce fallacy
American English pronunciation
FAL-uh-see
- IPA
- /ˈfæləsi/
- Syllables
- FAL · uh · see (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What fallacy means
A false idea, or a flaw in a line of reasoning
In a sentence: It is a fallacy that goldfish can remember things for only three seconds.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word for trickery, from a verb meaning to deceive.
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