Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for FAL'LA-CY
FAL'LA-CY, n. [L. fallacia.]
- Deceptive or false appearance; deceitfulness; that which misleads the eye or the mind. Detect the fallacy of the argument.
- Deception; mistake. This appearance may be all a fallacy. I'll entertain the favored fallacy. Shak.
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