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Meaning
Noun
●
Deceptive or
false
appearance
; that which
misleads
the
eye
or the mind.
●
In Logic:
An
argument
, or
apparent
argument
, which
professes
to be
decisive
of
the matter
at issue
, while
in reality
it is not; a
specious
argument
.
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Illusion
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Misconception
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Folly
Delusion
Inference
Notion
Belief
Concept
Deception
Stereotype
Bias
Assertion
Principle
Statement
Conclusion
Canard
Hypothesis
Lie
Logic
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Absurdity
Idea
Truth
Syllogism
Claim
Proposition
Perspective
Presumption
Reasoning
Presupposition
Analogy
Dichotomy
Dilemma
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Maxim
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Straw Man
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Circular Argument
Red Herring
Confirmation Bias
False Analogy
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