falsification

1. is a type of: evidence, grounds - your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
   subtypes:

   • reductio, reductio ad absurdum - (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction
   • confutation - evidence that refutes conclusively
   • counterexample - refutation by example
   same as: disproof, refutation
2. is a type of: actus reus, misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct - activity that transgresses moral or civil law
   subtypes:

   • distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting - the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
   • equivocation, tergiversation - falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
   • fabrication, lying, prevarication - the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
   • deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation - the act of deceiving
   same as: misrepresentation
3. is a type of: dishonesty, knavery - lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
   subtypes:

   • frame-up, setup - an act that incriminates someone on a false charge
   • sophistication - falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies
   • forgery - criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
   same as: falsehood
4. is a type of: determination, finding - the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
   same as: disproof, falsifying, refutal, refutation

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