Meaning and example
a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
The passage used "fallacy" to mean a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning.
Plain-English interpretation
A prevalence score of 1.705 places fallacy in the common range on this site. In practical terms, the word was recognized by about 96.1% of people in the source dataset.
Related words
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Similar-prevalence words
- Known by
- 96%
characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
- Known by
- 96%
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
- Known by
- 96.2%
propriety in manners and conduct
- Known by
- 96.2%
good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
- Known by
- 95.8%
having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled
Source attribution
Brysbaert, M., Mandera, P., McCormick, S. F., & Keuleers, E. (2019). Word prevalence norms for 62,000 English lemmas. Behavior Research Methods, 51, 467-479.
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