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What does fallacious mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word fallacious? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
  2. Deceptive or misleading.
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Australia coasted to victory in the first Test at Lord's but it was fallacious.
Paralogist would be correct for someone who uses fallacious argument unwittingly.
Alex is hawk-eyed when it comes to spotting lazy reasoning or fallacious argument, and lightning-fast at exposing it where it occurs.
Some of Descartes' claims were fallacious such as his belief that the velocity of light is infinite.
This argument is simply fallacious as both purposes can simultaneously apply.
I think this is an entirely fallacious argument, with little to no factual support.

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