Both Uses of
fallacy
in
The Portrait of a Lady - Volume 2
- He knew how good he was, and if such a fallacy had not been so pernicious he could have laughed at it.†
Chpt 37 *
- At present, however, she neither taunted him with his fallacies nor pretended that her own confidence was justified; if she wore a mask it completely covered her face.†
Chpt 39
Definition:
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(fallacy) a mistaken belief; or a common form of incorrect reasoning