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fallacious

Fallacious describes something based on an erroneous or mistaken belief. (adjective)

When you make an argument based on a mistaken belief, this is an example of an argument that would be described asfallacious.

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See fallacious in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See fallacious in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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