fallaciousnessn.
/fəˈleɪʃəsnəs/, U.S. /fəˈleɪʃəsnəs/ The quality or fact of being fallacious.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > [noun] > quality of
fallacy1566
fallaciousness1644
sophisticalness1661
fallacity1773
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > [noun]
falseness1303
falselekea1350
untrothc1386
falsehooda1400
untruth1439
mensongec1450
fallax1530
falsity1579
fallacy1590
impropriety1611
improperness1612
wrongc1620
fallaciousness1644
fallacity1648
untrueness1652
unsubstantiality1838
unsubstantialness1860
incorrectitude1898
1644 T. Edwards Antapologia 71 You may observe the fallaciousnesse of your reason propounded to argue from the whole to a part.
1681 H. More Plain Expos. Daniel 34 The..fallaciousness of the Greek Nation.
1714 R. Claridge Novelty & Nullity Dissatisfaction vii. 66 To detect the Fallaciousness of the Essayer's Reasoning.
1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 203. ⁋2 Every one has..detected the fallaciousness of hope.
1847 J. Hare Victorian Faith 44 The groundlessness and fallaciousness of a proposition.
1885 W. Randolph Analyt. Notes First & Three Last of Minor Prophets 207 The utter nothingness and fallaciousness of these idolatrous means of obtaining blessings.
1954 Times 24 Mar. 5/5 The contention that the tragedy of Lear is too big for the stage is only of historical value now. To us its fallaciousness is obvious.
2008 A. Syropoulos Hypercomputation iii. 40 Paul Benacerraf has pointed out the fallaciousness of this argument.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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