Use specious to describe an argument that seems to be good, correct, or logical, but is not so. We live on the earth, therefore the earth must be the center of the universe has been proven to be a specious theory of the solar system.
Adjective S.
based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; "the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility"; "meretricious praise"; "a meretricious argument"
Adjective S.
plausible but false; "a specious claim"
Adjective S.
plausible but false; "specious reasoning"; "the spurious inferences from obsolescent notions of causality"- Ethel Albert
a.
Presenting a pleasing appearance; pleasing in form or
look; showy.
a.
Apparently right; superficially fair, just, or correct,
but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible; as,
specious reasoning; a specious argument.
Usage Examples
The distinction between children and adults, while probably useful for some purposes, is at bottom a specious one, I feel. There are only individual egos, crazy for love.
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Other Usage ExamplesOne to destroy, is murder by the law and gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe to murder thousands, takes a specious name, 'War's glorious art', and gives immortal fame.
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