Thanks for making the distinction, but the word "fallacy" can also be used more loosely than the way you define it. Googling "fallacy definition" gives me:

Thanks for making the distinction, but the word "fallacy" can also be used more loosely than the way you define it. Googling "fallacy definition" gives me: 1. A mistaken belief, esp. one based on unsound argument. 2. A failure in reasoning that renders an argument invalid. We were using it in the first sense.