fallacy - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • argument: The work also amply demonstrates the fallacy of that argument.
  • theory: The fallacy of dependency theory has been demonstrated by sociologist Peter Berger of Boston University.
  • composition: This is an error ( the fallacy of composition ).

Converse of object

  • expose: Joe Cummins has exposed the fallacy of this claim [ 3 ] .
  • commit: RESPONSE: Bravo commits the fallacy of false analogy.
  • demonstrate: The work also amply demonstrates the fallacy of that argument.
  • illustrate: This illustrates the fallacy of treating acute disturbance in this manner.
  • avoid: This is why Moore's own view of goodness as sui generis and irreducible is supposed to avoid the naturalistic fallacy.

Noun used with modifier

  • rate: Keywords: Base rate fallacy, Bayes ' theorem, decision making, ecological validity, ethics, fallacy, judgment, probability.
  • base: Keywords: Base rate fallacy, Bayes ' theorem, decision making, ecological validity, ethics, fallacy, judgment, probability.
  • value: Fifth, the whole thing involves the extreme value fallacy.
  • technology: Social engineering fits into the paradigm of the trusted technology fallacy quite well, actually.

Adjective modifier

  • naturalistic: So the so-called naturalistic fallacy is no fallacy at all.
  • pathetic: I've always been a big fan of the pathetic fallacy, unlike Ruskin, who coined the term.
  • logical: Ah, the logical fallacy of " You prove it first.
  • intentional: A popular expression often used to argue against the view that the author is the determiner of meaning is the " intentional fallacy.
  • ecological: The ' ecological fallacy ' is a statement about ' ecological correlation ' , not about ecology in itself.

Preposition: in

  • argument: The fallacy in this argument is that such a treaty is practically unenforceable.

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