NOUN
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an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility
the speciousness of his argument
How To Use speciousness In A Sentence
- The speciousness of this argument is apparent.
- Now, the dictionaries are all at one in suggesting that colourability carries with it a notion of speciousness or sham, falsity, lack of good faith, and that is entirely consistent with the way the authorities have dealt with it.
- The novel thus exposes the speciousness of social discourses that worked to maintain the theory.
- the speciousness of his argument
- A visit to the region reveals the speciousness of its account.