Definition that contains lacy
- unsound containing or based on a fallacy
- fallacious containing or based on a fallacy
- petitio principii the logical fallacy of assuming the conclusion in the premises; begging the question
- hysteron proteron the logical fallacy of using as a true premise a proposition that is yet to be proved
- meadow rue any of various herbs of the genus Thalictrum; sometimes rhizomatous or tuberous perennials found in damp shady places and meadows or stream banks; have lacy foliage and clouds of small purple or yellow flowers
- fallaciousness result of a fallacy or error in reasoning
- post hoc the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation
- ignoratio elenchi the logical fallacy of supposing that an argument proving an irrelevant point has proved the point at issue
- pathetic fallacy the fallacy of attributing human feelings to inanimate objects; `the friendly sun' is an example of the pathetic fallacy
- lace bug small bug having body and wings covered with a lacy network of raised lines