fallacy

名词 fallacy:

1. a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
   同义词：false belief

1. The old illustrator never let his pupils fall for the pathetic fallacy, that empty barrels are lonely.
   这位年老的插图画家从不让他的学生受到万物有情谬想的感染，认为空桶是孤独的。
2. Division of mankind into workingman and capitalists suffers from the fallacy of simplism.
   硬把人类分成工人阶级和资本阶级就犯了过分简单化的错误。
3. The fallacy has been exposed in its naked absurdity.
   这谬论的荒诞性已被充分揭露。

fal.la.cy

n.（名词）
【复数】 fal.la.cies
A false notion.
假象
A statement or an argument based on a false or an invalid inference.
谬论：建立在错误或无效推论上的声明或论据
Incorrectness of reasoning or belief; erroneousness.
错误：推理或信仰上错误；错误
The quality of being deceptive.
欺骗性

来源：
Alteration of Middle English fallace
中古英语 fallace的变化
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin fall3cia [deceit]
源自 拉丁语 fall3cia [欺骗]
from fall3x fall3c- [deceitful]
源自 fall3x fall3c- [欺骗的]
from fallere [to deceive]
源自 fallere [欺骗]