Fallacious and Persuasive

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Fallacious adjective - Not using or following good reasoning.

Usage example: it's fallacious to say that something must exist because science hasn't proven its nonexistence

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Persuasive is an antonym for fallacious.

Persuasive adjective - Having the power to persuade.

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Fallacious is an antonym for persuasive.

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Persuasive and Fallacious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fallacious/persuasive

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