I just found the word fallacious in an Associated Press story. I didn't know the meaning and decided to look it up.
According to an online dictionary, it means based on a mistaken belief.
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FOUND ON AP: A St. Louis Cardinals super fan known as Rally Runner pleaded guilty on Friday to storming the U.S. Capitol while wearing red face paint and red clothes, fueling a baseless conspiracy theory that government plants secretly incited the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
I don't know if the writer intentionally got baseball (the Cardinals are a major-league baseball team) and baseless together in one sentence. If they did, it's interesting. You COULD have ended the sentence after CLOTHES, and it would have said enough.
Another point: that sentence is WAY too long. It would be better as two sentences. Oh, I'd also lose the comma after Jan. 6, 2021.
REDO: A St. Louis Cardinals super fan known as Rally Runner pleaded guilty on Friday to storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 while wearing red face paint and red clothes.
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