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noun
A misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning.
synonym: fallacy.
is a specific kind of: misconception.
is a broader term that covers: pseudoscience | logical fallacy | pathetic fallacy | sophism, sophistication, sophistry | paralogism.
derivation: fallacious, unsound.
Dutch: bedrieglijkheid, drogreden, misconceptie
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