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Out of the given alternatives, choose the one which can best replace the italicised word in the sentence without changing the meaning of the sentence.
It is a popular fallacy that all man-eaters are old and mangy.

A
observation
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belief
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C
fact
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D
illusion
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Solution

The correct option is D illusion
The highlighted word means 'false belief'.
Option D is correct. 'Illusion', in this context, also means 'false belief'. Thus, it has the required meaning and is the correct answer.
Options A, B and C are incorrect. They do not have the required meaning.

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