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Mendacious vs Fallacious - What's the difference?

mendacious | fallacious |

As adjectives the difference between mendacious and fallacious

is that mendacious is (of a person) lying, untruthful or dishonest while fallacious is characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.

mendacious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (of a person) Lying, untruthful or dishonest.
  • (of a statement etc) False or untrue.

    • fallacious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
  • Deceptive or misleading.

    • Usage notes

    * Nouns often used with "fallacious": argument, reasoning, etc.

    See also

    * wrong * incorrect * illogical * deceiving * deceitful * misleading * delusive * illusive * illusory * erroneous * faulty * specious

    Related terms

    * fail * failure * fallacy * fallibilism * fallibilist * fallibility * fallible * false * falsifiable * falsification * falsificator * falsifier * falsify * falsity

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