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Chivalry Posted 14 years ago
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Can I say a "fallacious" sense of judgement?

Or how should I call a ridiculous sense of judgement that always leads one into wrong decisions?
  

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fallacious - adjective fallacy - noun a mistaken belief, esp. one based on unsound argument : the notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy. • Logic a failure in reasoning that renders an argument invalid.

  • fallacious - adjective fallacy - noun a mistaken belief, esp.
  • one based on unsound argument : the notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy.
  • • Logic a failure in reasoning that renders an argument invalid.
  • • faulty reasoning; misleading or unsound argument : the potential for fallacy which lies behind the notion of self-esteem.
  • Hello Chivalry, I don't think that "fallicious" is the word you are searching for.
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fallacious - adjective

fallacy - noun
a mistaken belief, esp. one based on unsound argument : the notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy.
• Logic a failure in reasoning that renders an argument invalid.
• faulty reasoning; misleading or unsound argument : the potential for fallacy which lies behind the notion of self-esteem.

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