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Specious argument   /spˈiʃəs ˈɑrgjəmənt/   Listen
Specious argument

noun
1.
An argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious.





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"Specious argument" Quotes from Famous Books



... care to espouse his widow, and no less assured that Guidobaldo—who was at heart a kind and clement prince—would be content to let be what was accomplished, since there would be naught gained beyond his niece's widowhood in hanging Gonzaga. It was the specious argument that had lured him upon this rash enterprise, the hopes that he was confident would have fructified but ...
— Love-at-Arms • Raphael Sabatini


Words linked to "Specious argument" :   vicious circle, strawman, straw man, special pleading, statement, argument


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