Specious Mnemonic
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specious
specious
/ˈspiːʃəs/
fallacious
insincere
meretricious
Examples
- The translator list is specious.
- Many of the arguments for deletion are specious.
- Much of the information is quite specious.
- Some of the sources cited are specious.
- Further, the objection to the term seems specious.
- It is rather a specious example of the astronomical unit.
- It was specious because the two E's are not the same.
- A 'sophism' is taken as a specious argument used for deceiving someone.
- Also, in what way is the argument in the fourth paragraph specious
- His assessment is not just priggish, but also specious and flawed.
plausible but false
adjective
based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
adjective
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"Speck + Shoes. Shiny specks on shoes seem true but are fake."
"Speck + Use. It looks useful as a speck, but it's misleading."
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