Convincing at first, but flawed

• Plausible but untrue
• Plausible but wrong
• Deceptively convincing
• Deceptively pleasing
• Superficially plausible
• Superficially misleading issue cop sorted out
• Plausible but false

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adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ specious logic EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ All that is needed is a positive approach and an end to the specious fear of isolation. ▪ Even so, the size-and-weight-of-head argument is a rather specious one. ▪ In the history ...

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