Thesaurus entry: fallacy

Dictionary definition: fallacy
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English;      267 words ... ... x259;sē / • n. ( pl. -cies ) a mistaken belief, esp. one based on unsound argument. ∎&xA0 ... reasoning; misleading or unsound argument: the potential for fallacy which lies behind the notion of self-esteem. DERIVATIVES ...

Article: The fallacy is that Rx is like any other business.(Meijer ...
Chain Drug Review;  November 6, 2006 ;     700+ words ...In its own way, this is madness. In the mistaken belief that it is serving its customers, Meijer, the Grand Rapids ... bit as much as it cares for the customers' purse? The fallacy is the view that pharmacy is like any other business and ...

Article: Fallacy of Netanyahu's Claims: UAE newspaper.
WAM - United Arab Emirates News Agency;  July 22, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... of rights of the Palestinian people. It is important to look at the implications of Israel's hardened position on the mistaken belief. "'Unified Jerusalem is the capital of the Jewish people and the state of Israel,' Netanyahu says, 'Our sovereignty ...

Article: The CNC-machined fallacy
National Dragster;  March 31, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... racers, the buzzword of the 21st century is "CNC," an acronym for Computer Numerical Control. Some racers have the mistaken belief that a CNC-machined part is superior because it's made by an infallible computer. When you're spending money on parts ...

Article: Hearing the sexual assault complaints of women with mental ...
McGill Law Journal;  June 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... issues of consent, capacity, and mistaken belief. The authors situate this discussion ... Assault: Consent, Capacity, and Mistaken Belief 1. Consent 2. Capacity To Consent 3. Mistaken Belief a. Mistaken Belief in Consent b ...

Article: FED: Mistaken belief about age can excuse underage ...
AAP General News (Australia);  June 11, 2008 ;     324 words ... ... General News (Australia) 06-11-2008 FED: Mistaken belief about age can excuse underage sex: court By Julian ... and reasonableness are essential features of the mistaken belief relied upon as a ground of exculpation," Justices ...

Article: FED: Mistaken belief about age can excuse underage ...
AAP General News (Australia);  June 11, 2008 ;     315 words ... ... General News (Australia) 06-11-2008 FED: Mistaken belief about age can excuse underage sex: court=2 In ... principle that a person acting under a reasonable, but mistaken, belief was not criminally responsible to any greater extent ...