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Fallacy vs Idolum - What's the difference?

fallacy | idolum |

As nouns the difference between fallacy and idolum

is that fallacy is deceptive or false appearance; deceitfulness; that which misleads the eye or the mind; deception while idolum is an insubstantial image; a spectre or phantom.

fallacy

English

(wikipedia fallacy)

Noun

(fallacies)
  • Deceptive or false appearance; deceitfulness; that which misleads the eye or the mind; deception.
  • (logic) An argument, or apparent argument, which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue, while in reality it is not. A specious argument.

    • Derived terms

    * logical fallacy * formal fallacy * informal fallacy

    Related terms

    * fail * fallacious * fallibilist * fallibilism * fallibility * fallible

    See also

    * sophism *

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    idolum

    English

    Noun

    (idola)
  • An insubstantial image; a spectre or phantom
  • A misconception or fallacy

    • Anagrams

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