Function: adjective
1 : embodying a fallacy
2 : tending to deceive or mislead : DELUSIVE
- fal·la·cious·ly adverb
- fal·la·cious·ness noun
(Merriam-Webster)
1 : embodying a fallacy
2 : tending to deceive or mislead : DELUSIVE
- fal·la·cious·ly adverb
- fal·la·cious·ness noun
(Merriam-Webster)
by Dissipate May 12, 2004
Get the fallacious mug.Fallacious belief that something must be good because you shelled out a lot of money for it. From the joke about two nouveau-riche types who are standing next to each other at a party wearing identical ties. One says, "I got this tie for five hundred Euro". The other says, "That's nothing. I got mine for at least two thousand Euro." Not to be confused with the principal that if you buy cheap, you get cheap ... for a yuppie's necktie is never cheap.
Don't spend a hundred grand on a car. Only those who can't see through the yuppie's necktie fallacy do that.
by Fearman September 16, 2007
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A girl who is a princess. One who always gets her way and is constantly surrounded by many suitors. A fallan is often bombarded with lavish gifts.
by Johnny Bishop September 20, 2007
Get the fallan mug.Fallball is a sport that was invented on November 22 in Bangor, Wales, by four students at the University of Wales, Bangor.
The basic rules of Fallball are as follows: there are two teams of two players. The pitch is a room of roughly 3.5 metres long by 2 wide, with a 2 metre-long Fallpad on the left side (a large, soft mat shaped roughly like a sofa) and a Bouncewall on the other side - a foam covered wall. At either end is a goal of half a metre's width and 2 metres tall. The ball is an orange ball the same size and shape as a size-5 football.
The object is to score in your opponents' goal with any part of your body other than your arms and hands. You are, however, allowed to use your hands if the ball is in the air, but should you catch the ball you must throw it into play within 5 seconds: whilst being held the Fallball may not be touched by another player. You are allowed to physically restrain opposing players by lifting them up and throwing them onto the Fallpad or bodychecking them into the bouncewall. It is also legal to throw the opposing player into the goal. Such physical contact is allowed whether or not a player is in possession of the ball. Pinning is also allowed. Kicking, biting, stamping, punching and headbutting are considered fouls. A Fallball pitch can be substituted with a living room. A standard football may also be used.
The basic rules of Fallball are as follows: there are two teams of two players. The pitch is a room of roughly 3.5 metres long by 2 wide, with a 2 metre-long Fallpad on the left side (a large, soft mat shaped roughly like a sofa) and a Bouncewall on the other side - a foam covered wall. At either end is a goal of half a metre's width and 2 metres tall. The ball is an orange ball the same size and shape as a size-5 football.
The object is to score in your opponents' goal with any part of your body other than your arms and hands. You are, however, allowed to use your hands if the ball is in the air, but should you catch the ball you must throw it into play within 5 seconds: whilst being held the Fallball may not be touched by another player. You are allowed to physically restrain opposing players by lifting them up and throwing them onto the Fallpad or bodychecking them into the bouncewall. It is also legal to throw the opposing player into the goal. Such physical contact is allowed whether or not a player is in possession of the ball. Pinning is also allowed. Kicking, biting, stamping, punching and headbutting are considered fouls. A Fallball pitch can be substituted with a living room. A standard football may also be used.
"Mat was bodychecked into the Bouncewall by Dave, who passed to Adam; Adam was thrown into the Fallpad by Louis who shot the Fallball into the empty goal."
by Mat, Dave, Louis and Adam, the Founders December 9, 2008
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1) The potential for someone to fail at what they are appointed to do.
2) The predictable demise of a person or object.
3) The likelihood that a leader will not be powerful or head-strong enough to lead.
2) The predictable demise of a person or object.
3) The likelihood that a leader will not be powerful or head-strong enough to lead.
1) "The untrained Doctor has a high fallability factor"
2) "Steve Staunton's fallability far outweighs his managing potential"
3) "The new manager is a pussy thus he is the king of fallability"
2) "Steve Staunton's fallability far outweighs his managing potential"
3) "The new manager is a pussy thus he is the king of fallability"
by martin83 October 11, 2007
Get the fallability mug.The granite counter fallacy argues that the monetary value of an object is directly proportional to the amount of money that is spent on it. The fallacy lies in the essence that previous monies spent are subject to highly subjective rationale which may not add any practical value to the object. The fallacy is typically deployed with an appeal to novelty (newer is better) fallacy in order to manipulate the audience using current “trends” or “fads” in popular culture where the subject is likely to accept the argument based upon what they believe is “popular” and implies a “higher demand (value)”.
The Granite Counter Fallacy is as follows:
Example 1:
Person A purchases a house and spends x amount of dollars replacing the tile kitchen countertops with granite countertops.
Person A states that the value of the house has now increased because x dollars were spent replacing the tile counters with granite counters.
Person B states that they do not really mind tile countertops and to them, a countertop is a countertop - whether it is made of granite or tile does not change its practical use and therefore adds no real value.
Example 2:
Person A purchases a small house with large backyard for x dollars.
Person A demolishes the house and builds a much larger house with no backyard for y dollars.
Person A claims that the value of the new house is x + y because x dollars were spent on the previous house and y dollars were spent on the new house.
Person B says they prefer a house with a backyard and the lower electrical bills for cooling and heating, thus, the larger house’s added rooms add no real value from their point of view.
The fallacy is in Person A’s assumption that people will assume that a house is worth more than another house because it is larger while failing to understand the practical value that people may see in a smaller home. Such an argument can only work in an environment where the majority of people participate in a trend that unquestionably accepts the notion that a bigger house is better than a smaller house.
Example 3:
Person A purchases a white table for x dollars and a can of black paint for y dollars.
Person A uses all of the black paint to paint the entire table black.
Person A claims that the value of the table has increased to A + B.
The fallacy is in Person A’s failure to acknowledge that the table’s practical value remains unchanged. The reason for any increase in value is based upon the belief that black tables are more popular than white tables which is subject to change as fads come and go.
Example 1:
Person A purchases a house and spends x amount of dollars replacing the tile kitchen countertops with granite countertops.
Person A states that the value of the house has now increased because x dollars were spent replacing the tile counters with granite counters.
Person B states that they do not really mind tile countertops and to them, a countertop is a countertop - whether it is made of granite or tile does not change its practical use and therefore adds no real value.
Example 2:
Person A purchases a small house with large backyard for x dollars.
Person A demolishes the house and builds a much larger house with no backyard for y dollars.
Person A claims that the value of the new house is x + y because x dollars were spent on the previous house and y dollars were spent on the new house.
Person B says they prefer a house with a backyard and the lower electrical bills for cooling and heating, thus, the larger house’s added rooms add no real value from their point of view.
The fallacy is in Person A’s assumption that people will assume that a house is worth more than another house because it is larger while failing to understand the practical value that people may see in a smaller home. Such an argument can only work in an environment where the majority of people participate in a trend that unquestionably accepts the notion that a bigger house is better than a smaller house.
Example 3:
Person A purchases a white table for x dollars and a can of black paint for y dollars.
Person A uses all of the black paint to paint the entire table black.
Person A claims that the value of the table has increased to A + B.
The fallacy is in Person A’s failure to acknowledge that the table’s practical value remains unchanged. The reason for any increase in value is based upon the belief that black tables are more popular than white tables which is subject to change as fads come and go.
by AZDavidPhx February 11, 2009
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