noun
- Plausible but invalid reasoning: casuistry, fallacy, sophism, sophistry, spuriousness. See correct/incorrect, true/false.
speciousness
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility
Synonym: meretriciousness
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