Misinterpretation vs Fallacy - What's the difference?

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Misinterpretation is a related term of fallacy.


As nouns the difference between misinterpretation and fallacy

is that misinterpretation is an instance of misinterpreting while fallacy is deceptive or false appearance; deceitfulness; that which misleads the eye or the mind; deception.

misinterpretation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An instance of misinterpreting.

    • 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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