fallacy:

a false or mistaken idea

fallacy:

a false or mistaken idea

(Noun)

Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  Hanuman’s burning of Lanka exposed the fallacy of Ravana’s belief that his island kingdom was unassailable. 

Mahabharata:  Bhisma highlighted the fallacy in Duryodhana’s belief that the numerical superiority of his forces guaranteed his victory: omnipotent Krishna was on the opposite side.

Bhagavad-gita:  The Gita begins by underscoring the fundamental fallacy that defined Arjuna’s thinking: he mistook the body to be the self.