adjective
- containing a fallacy; based on a mistaken belief or unsound reasoning
Examples
- The politician’s fallacious argument was quickly exposed by fact-checkers.
- Her reasoning was fallacious because it was based on incomplete data.
- The advertisement made fallacious claims about the product’s effectiveness.
- Students must learn to identify fallacious statements in debates.
- The theory proved to be fallacious after further research.
- His fallacious logic led him to the wrong conclusion.