plausibility
noun
plau·si·bil·i·ty
ˌplȯ-zə-ˈbi-lə-tē 
plural plausibilities
1
: the quality or state of being plausible
2
: something plausible
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The Van Buren Institute then just takes leave of historical plausibility as a product of the 1940s.
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Anthony Paletta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
The events — which the film all but skips through, lest the viewer start to question its plausibility — turn the tables such that Oliver becomes beholden to Matthew’s whims, rather than vice versa.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
Many such distracting details undercut a plausibility Blattenberger never establishes in the first place.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
Braun’s version trades this for a respectable plausibility, recasting the doorman as a head waiter who struggles mightily against his demotion and is eventually rewarded with the role of hotel director.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Anthony Paletta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
The events — which the film all but skips through, lest the viewer start to question its plausibility — turn the tables such that Oliver becomes beholden to Matthew’s whims, rather than vice versa.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
Many such distracting details undercut a plausibility Blattenberger never establishes in the first place.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
Braun’s version trades this for a respectable plausibility, recasting the doorman as a head waiter who struggles mightily against his demotion and is eventually rewarded with the role of hotel director.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Plausibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plausibility. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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