late 15c., "deception, false statement," from Latin fallacia "deception, deceit, trick, artifice," noun of quality from fallax (genitive fallacis) "deceptive," from fallere "deceive" (see fail (v.)). Specific sense in logic, "false syllogism, invalid argumentation," dates from 1550s. An earlier form was fallace (c. 1300), from Old French fallace.
例文
1. It exposes the fallacy of short-term industrial gain at long-term environmental expense.
これは、長期的な環境破壊を代価として短期的な工業利益を得る誤りを露呈した。
2.This a common fallacy which has no basis in fact.
事実無根のよくある誤謬です。/
3.It is a fallacy to say that the camera never lies.
カメラは決して人をだますものではないというのは誤謬だ。/
4.They are delighted that they have exploded such a fallacy .