What is a fallacy?
Can anyone explain about falacy clearly with example.
Replies
-
Harshad ItaliyaThread moved to General section
-
Suresh ManickamWat??π‘
-
Harshad Italiya
You posted it in quiz section. Is this quiz or puzzel then i'll move it to that section again. πSuresh ManickamWat??π‘ -
silverscorpionDid u mean Fallacy?
-
Suresh Manickam
ya fallacy, i heard it. so i didn't knew the spelling.silverscorpionDid u mean Fallacy? -
Suresh Manickam
Its a doubt.πgodfatherYou posted it in quiz section. Is this quiz or puzzel then i'll move it to that section again. π -
silverscorpionAs the wikipedia article says, fallacy is an improper argument in a reasoning which misleads people.
Dictionary.com defines #-Link-Snipped-# as:
falΓΒ·laΓΒ·cy [fal-uh-see]βnoun, plural -cies.β1. a deceptive, misleading or false notion, belief, etc.: That theworld is flat was at one time a popular fallacy.β2. a misleading or unsound argument.β3. deceptive, misleading, or false #-Link-Snipped-#; erroneousness.β4. Logic . any of various types of erroneous reasoning thatrender arguments logically unsound.β -
Suresh Manickamthank you
-
Harshad Italiya
That's why I moved this thread to general section. πSuresh ManickamIts a doubt.π -
Kaustubh KatdareI think with meaning; even the usage should be discussed. Especially GRE takers get into this nasty habit of using difficult words without knowing the context they should be used in. π
You are reading an archived discussion.
Related Posts
When will we get the Gate 2012 admit card? I had applied two months ago and haven't received it yet. There have been no replies. Please help! Has anyone received...
Internship is a system of on-the-job training for white-collar jobs, similar to an apprenticeship. Interns are usually college or university students, but they can also be high school students or...
I think from the current domination they would surely win.
The Chinese and Japanese governments will work together to improve bilateral relations as Beijing and Tokyo get ready to mark the 40th anniversary of the normalization of ties between the...
Now your results will be considered between 130 -170 instead of 200-800 because now 9 points increments will be read on as 1 point increment. This means that your result...