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ecological fallacy(medicine)
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Long, Huey Pierce (oh) and fallacy (oh)


Long, Huey Pierce (oh)



(1893-1935) a US politician in the Democratic Party who was governor of Louisiana from 1928-31, and a US senator from 1930. He was called the 'Kingfish' and was popular especially with poorer people because of his plans for social and economic changes that would help the poor. But he used his position to keep complete political control in Louisiana, and he was shot and killed in 1935.

fallacy (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: fallacia, from fallere 'to deceive']
[C] a false idea or belief, especially one that a lot of people believe is true
-synonym misconception misconception
::It's a common fallacy that a neutered dog will become fat and lazy.
[U and C] formal a weakness in someone's argument or ideas which is caused by a mistake in their thinking
-see also pathetic fallacy