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delusion(noun, cover, line, slip, confusion)
24
error(noun, correct, wrong, slip, confusion)
19
misconception(noun, slip, confusion, idea, deception)
14
mistake(noun, slip, deception, fault, vision)
13
falsehood(noun, correct, failure, fault, true)
12
illusion(noun, fancy, trick, deception, belief)
10
deception(noun, cover, line, trick, confusion)
9
flaw(noun, slip, failure, fault, lapse)
9
heresy(noun, mistake, dissent, error, deviation)
9
inconsistency(noun, reasoning, illusion, misconception, deviation from truth)
9
untruth(noun, correct, failure, fault, true)
8
fault(noun, slip, failure, mistake, lapse)
8
quibble(reasoning, quiddity, CC, misconstrual, deviation from truth)
8
sophism(noun, correct, true, reasoning, illusion)
7
casuistry(noun, cover, correct, line, deception)
7
deceit(noun, cover, line, deception, lie)
7
falseness(noun, correct, deception, true, lie)
7
aberration(noun, mistake, error, illusion, falsity)
7
evasion(noun, illusion, misconception, deviation from truth)
7
sophistry(noun, correct, deception, true, illusion)
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