By studying the suffix of "fallacy,” a reader can conclude it means

“without being false.”
“someone who does something false.”
“the state of being false.”
“having the misfortune of being false.”

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By studying the suffix of "fallacy," a reader can conclude it means “the state of being false.”

The suffix "-acy" typically denotes a state or condition. In this case, "fallacy" refers to the state or condition of being fallacious or false.