Plausible but wrong

• Convincing at first, but flawed
• False
• Deceptively convincing
• Plausible but false
• Plausible but untrue
• Superficially plausible

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. plausible but false; "specious reasoning"; "the spurious inferences from obsolescent notions of causality"- Ethel Albert [syn: spurious ] plausible but false; "a specious claim" based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; "the gilded and perfumed but ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Specious \Spe"cious\, a. [L. speciosusgood-looking, beautiful, specious, fr. species look, show, appearance; cf. F. sp['e]coeux. See Species .] Presenting a pleasing appearance; pleasing in form or look; showy. Some [serpents] specious and beautiful ...

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