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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a fallacious move" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an action or decision that is based on a mistaken belief or reasoning.
Example: "Arguing that the new policy will solve all our problems is a fallacious move that ignores the complexities of the situation."
Alternatives: "a misleading action" or "an erroneous step".
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Mill was himself to criticize just such a fallacious move in his late essay on "Nature".
This looks, indeed, suspiciously like a fallacious move from "Of necessity, if it is true that a sea-battle takes place on 1/1/2100, a sea-battle takes place on 1/1/2100" to "If it is true that a sea-battle takes place on 1/1/2100, a sea-battle takes place of necessity on 1/1/2100".
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As stated, this argument is clearly a fallacious employment of Leibniz' Law (what is called the masked man fallacy).
This is a fallacious argument.
This is a fallacious measure.
And that's a fallacious assumption".
It is a convincing soundbite but a fallacious argument.
He chided the company for making what he called a fallacious proposition and exaggerating its claims.
Through the (largely) peaceful exercise of people power, six countries exchanged a fallacious democratic status for a real one.
Despite the frequency with which this is repeated - from newspaper columns to saloon bar arguments - it is a fallacious argument.
A syllogism is vitiated by a fallacious ground; this is called hetvabhasa ("the mere appearance of a ground").
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com