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Old Oct 2, 2003, 10:15 pm   #3 (permalink) (top)
Geoff332
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A fallacy is (literally) a false statement. When you knowingly make a false statement, it is a lie. When you unwittingly make a false statement, it is not a lie, but is still a fallacy.

In philosophy, a fallacy is generally not treated as intentional (there are exceptions to this rule, of course), but an unwitting error.
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