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Discover LudwigThe phrase "was fallacious" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is based on a mistaken belief or unsound reasoning, often in the context of arguments or claims. Example: "The argument presented in the debate was fallacious, leading to a misunderstanding of the main issue."
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was fallacious
adjective
Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
synonyms
Exact(7)
Mr. Holbrooke said this argument was fallacious.
Well, as it turned out, the philosophy (assimilation) and premise ("extinction") behind this extraordinary intrusion, was fallacious.
Dr. Leatherman, who has studied the South Shore, said the argument that the interim project would protect the mainland was fallacious.
By analyzing soils, Liebig showed that the prevailing "humus theory" in which a plant's carbon content was claimed to have originated principally from leaf mould, and not from atmospheric photosynthesis, was fallacious.
Further difficulties with second-order epsilon terms surfaced, and it quickly became apparent that the proof as it stood was fallacious.
Moreover, I told her it was fallacious when she put it to me.
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The metaphor is fallacious.
But this reasoning is fallacious.
That's why the blissful ignorance excuse is fallacious.
Maxine Frith Independent, August 11 "Criticisms of the new law... are fallacious.
I want to say that both of those ideas are fallacious.
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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.

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CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com