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
Trick and fallacious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trick" instead an adjective "Fallacious".
Trick
Trick noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Fallacious and trick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fallacious" instead an adjective "Trick".
Both words in one sentence
- In other words, the question is regarded as fallacious and nonsensical, and just a trick of word play.
Source: The Omnipotent
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