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Noun
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This is a logical fallacy—specifically, a misinterpretation of categorical logic.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025 -
Cultural myths and misconceptions about organ donation can deter individuals of any racial or ethnic background from considering donation but these fallacies harm patients.—
Andrew Jones,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
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In another case, Balmer pleaded guilty in 2016 to forgery and theft by deception charges, court documents show.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
14 Apr. 2025
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Imposter syndrome is an internal struggle with feeling like a fraud despite being qualified, whereas career catfishing is an active deception.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Many of the most outrageous falsehoods were aimed at Bolsonaro’s opponent, Fernando Haddad.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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In everything from politics to health, falsehoods propagated across social media cause immense harm.—
David Robert Grimes,
Scientific American,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Antipsychotic medications are commonly prescribed to reduce hallucinations, delusions, and other psychotic symptoms associated with schizophrenia.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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For those who, against all evidence to the contrary, dismiss these ambitions as mere delusions, that's exactly what the British Empire—the mightiest global force of its day—said when 13 fractious colonies issued the Declaration of Independence almost 250 years ago this July.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Speciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speciousness. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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