Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Fact, Fiction and Fallacy
In a relationship with your partner, spouse and friends, which category do you and your histrionics fall into?
1. Fact: Something known to be true: something that can be shown to be true, to exist, or to have happened.
Synonyms:
truth, reality, actuality, verity
antonym: fiction
2. Fiction: An untrue statement: something that is untrue and has been made up to deceive people.
Synonyms:
falsehood, fabrication, lie, untruth, fib, misrepresentation, deceit
antonym: fact
3. Fallacy: A mistaken belief or idea: something that is believed to be truth but is erroneous
Synonyms:
misconception, myth, error, mistake, delusion, misjudgment
LOGIC invalid argument: an argument or reasoning in which the conclusion does not follow from the premises
deceptiveness: the condition of being misleading or deceptive
LOGIC logical error in argument: a mistake made in a line of reasoning that invalidates it
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