Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a fallacious manner; falsely; erroneously; sophistically.
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- adverb In a
fallacious manner,erroneously ,illogically .
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Examples
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Mature creation is sometimes inappropriately referred to as "appearance of age"; however the latter term fallaciously implies that age can be seen or otherwise empirically measured.
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a word fallaciously, which expresseth the contrary; as though I intended another knowledge of Christ than what is declared in the gospel.
Of Communion with God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost 1616-1683 1965
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And because you were not going rock again, you assumed, fallaciously, that I would not go paper again, which, to your mind, left me with rock or scissors.
Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011
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Too few people comment, which leads me — perhaps fallaciously — to suspect far fewer read the blog than once did.
"Serpent!" screamed the Pigeon. greygirlbeast 2010
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Those who use the word "Nazi" as Sarandon did use it fallaciously, but the actor's misnomer does not automatically suggest "vindictiveness" as Foxman claims.
Michele Somerville: Should Susan Sarandon Apologize For Calling The Pope A "Nazi?" Michele Somerville 2011
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Gluttony amongst the foodie world isn't right -- but to fallaciously suggest that all foodies are devoted to "the same mindless, sweating gluttony" is a deliberate mischaracterization.
Ethan Kahn: Taking Down B.R. Myers: 'This Is A Cold Person Indeed' Ethan Kahn 2011
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As with the JFK assassination, people fallaciously assume that such a momentous event must have involved an elite team of professionals tied to some mysterious organization with possible international connections.
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Too few people comment, which leads me — perhaps fallaciously — to suspect far fewer read the blog than once did.
"Serpent!" screamed the Pigeon. greygirlbeast 2010
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Melissa Farley has called the language of sex worker activists and voluntary sex workers, including exotic dancers, "attempts by women in prostitution to retain some shred of dignity" and fallaciously analogizes, "we do not refer to battered women as 'battering workers.'"
Monica Shores: Prostitution "Experts" Versus Prostitutes: Why Don't All Sex Workers Deserve a Voice? Monica Shores 2010
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Gluttony amongst the foodie world isn't right -- but to fallaciously suggest that all foodies are devoted to "the same mindless, sweating gluttony" is a deliberate mischaracterization.
Ethan Kahn: Taking Down B.R. Myers: 'This Is A Cold Person Indeed' Ethan Kahn 2011
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