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fallacy

[fal-uh-see] / ˈfæl ə si /


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That is a causal fallacy dressed up as moral clarity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

"This is the sunk cost fallacy," he said, adding that "it keeps the addictive behaviour loop".

From Barron's May 31, 2026

The sunk-cost fallacy tempts people to pay escalating premiums because they’ve paid in for so long.

From MarketWatch May 6, 2026

"I think the thing young founders get wrong is they view hours worked in and of itself as necessary and sufficient to think of themselves as productive. And that's where the fallacy lies", he explains.

From BBC Feb. 8, 2026

“Do you honestly not see the logical fallacy there? You’re checking to see if this person’s online persona is fake...online.”

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

Even neomercantilists have a little point buried in a heap of fallacies.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 21, 2025

The jury for her joint trial with Sollecito was never sequestered, guaranteeing the barrage of outrageous fallacies surrounding the proceedings tainted their judgment.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2025

“One of the fallacies is that this is only targeting Latinos. If you look at the Vietnamese, Cambodian, Hmong, Chinese, even Japanese communities, they’re being picked up right in court.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2025

So placing that art outside time, or concocting fallacies about its artist’s intentions, has the potential to skew our perception of the art moving forward.

From Slate Sep. 1, 2024

It can conceal a dozen fallacies at once.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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