falacia

Definitions of falacia
  1. noun
    the quality of being crafty
    synonyms: astucia, doblez, duplicidad, engaño, falsedad, malicia, mentira, retrechería
  2. noun
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
    synonyms: error
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    pseudociencia
    an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions
    argucia, sofisma, sofistería
    a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
    astrología
    a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
    alquimia
    a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
    type of:
    concepto erróneo, concepto falso
    an incorrect conception
  3. noun
    a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
    synonyms: fábula, mito
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    type of:
    historia, relato
    a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
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