Fallacious
Fallacious adjective - Tending or having power to deceive.
Usage example: consumers who harbor the fallacious belief that credit-card spending will never catch up with them
Fake and fallacious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fake" instead an adjective "Fallacious".
Fake
Fake adjective - Being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials.
Fallacious and fake are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fallacious" instead an adjective "Fake".
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