The speciousness of his argument. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : specious arguments. From Dictionary.com.
Is the speciousness of your argument clear enough yet?. From Wordnik.com. [In the ballpark] Reference
The sheer speciousness of his arguments is breathtaking. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » It’s Bill Clinton’s Fault] Reference
There is some speciousness in my Genoese friend's argument. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 18, April, 1859] Reference
The utter speciousness of your comparison in the above is embarrassing. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Rep. Tom Perriello Tells ‘Spineless’ Senate To Get ‘Its Head Out Of Its Rear End’ And Confront Climate Crisis] Reference
Make all clear, convince the reason; alas! speciousness is but a proof against you. From Wordnik.com. [Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American] Reference
But, as a sense of individuality emerged in Israel, the speciousness of this doctrine became painfully evident. From Wordnik.com. [SIN AND SALVATION] Reference
Which brings us to our reality check of the day: the speciousness of "momentum" -- both the concept and its application. From Wordnik.com. [Marc Kusnetz: Momentumescence] Reference
Hayes can be relied on to provide a farrago of speciousness every time new information emerges refuting his deceptive thesis. From Wordnik.com. [Spencer Ackerman: Fast and Loose With the Facts] Reference
The whole field of tree ring multiproxies seems to be contaminated with intellectual cowardice, if not outright speciousness. From Wordnik.com. [Polar Urals: Briffa versus Esper « Climate Audit] Reference
Prior to that, the entire field was either blind to, or silent about, the speciousness of tree ring temperature reconstruction. From Wordnik.com. [von Storch and Zorita blog on the Hockey Stick « Climate Audit] Reference
The transparency of the speciousness of your points reveals that you don't have a clue about what the other side is fighting for. From Wordnik.com. [Associated Press Gets One Right] Reference
Confronted with this speciousness, most people have difficulty suppressing the sniggers, except that these people are deadly serious. From Wordnik.com. [Global Warming Snow] Reference
Biff breaks with his father when he recognizes the speciousness of "being liked" and realizes how it has led his father to live in a world of dreams and illusions. From Wordnik.com. [Seth Swirsky: Obama's the Perfect Candidate for the Sally Field Party] Reference
Unfortunately, the inept American media merely quotes or otherwise presents this phony reason without any analysis -- which would quickly show its utter speciousness. From Wordnik.com. [We May Need A Huge March On Washington To Force Democrats To Put An End To The War.] Reference
"I'll bet many of you take it seriously enough to type for minutes on end into message boards and comments sections when someone points out the speciousness of your argument.". From Wordnik.com. [Recycled Cycling: What's Happening to my Special Purpose?] Reference
In his ruling in favor of France 2, judge Joël Boyer five times cited the absence of any official Israeli support for Mr. Karsenty's claims as indication of their speciousness. From Wordnik.com. [Palestinian Propaganda Coup] Reference
Check the mischief and speciousness in the following quotes. From Wordnik.com. [Financial Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference
The speciousness, too, is that Wi-Fi and telecom are related. From Wordnik.com. [Wi-Fi Networking News] Reference
IMO, this is a lesser-evil argument fraught with speciousness. From Wordnik.com. [CommonDreams.org Headlines] Reference
Sir Adrian halted a pace, a little moved by the speciousness of the pleading. From Wordnik.com. [The Light of Scarthey] Reference
And he addressed it with his usual glib speciousness concealing a feeble case. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
But just a couple of considerations suffice to bring its speciousness to the surface. From Wordnik.com. [Intellectual Conservative Politics and Philosophy] Reference
Of the variety and speciousness of the arguments used, you cannot have any correct idea. From Wordnik.com. [Awful Disclosures Containing, Also, Many Incidents Never before Published] Reference
It certainly will not be blinded by his speciousness and aid him in his subtle monarchism. From Wordnik.com. [The Conqueror] Reference
The plausible profession which these people made and the speciousness of their pretensions. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
The ever genuine Constance felt a mortifying speciousness in her words and so piled them on. From Wordnik.com. [Kincaid's Battery] Reference
The board has given Mr. Mangano until Feb. 15 to rewrite his budget, with the speciousness taken out. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Mr Sadler any shadow of excuse, that his theory owes its speciousness to packing, and to packing alone. From Wordnik.com. [Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2] Reference
There had been a certain speciousness about the cook but Albert, he decided, was an abominable specimen. From Wordnik.com. [Died in the Wool]
Yes, Crito, there is more speciousness than truth; they cannot be made to understand the nature of intermediates. From Wordnik.com. [The EUTHYDEMUS] Reference
Its speciousness has not only been proven by these e-mails, but by the lack of true scientific and data analysis. From Wordnik.com. Reference
SOCRATES: Yes, Crito, there is more speciousness than truth; they cannot be made to understand the nature of intermediates. From Wordnik.com. [Euthydemus] Reference
This is also requisite, because, from their speciousness, they are likely to mislead such as take what they read for granted. From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 203, September 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.] Reference
It is written in a tone of assumed friendly remonstrance, and lays out with speciousness the apparent grounds for calling trust in. From Wordnik.com. [Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah] Reference
Shakespearean "mob," unwashed in mind and body, habitually yields to it, and justifies itself by a speciousness of argument, against which. From Wordnik.com. [Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays] Reference
"But I'll not do it, sir, any more than I or anyone else will be deluded by the speciousness of your language. From Wordnik.com. [The Conqueror] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.