speciousness

noun

Definition of speciousnessnext
as in spuriousness

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  1. fallacy
  2. deception
  3. falsehood
  4. delusion
Noun
  • But there might be a strawman fallacy in Kennedy’s position, as experts have stated that addressing flaws in the food system isn’t mutually exclusive with the use of weight-loss medications.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
  • The sunk cost fallacy should not apply to LeMahieu come October.
    Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
Definition of fallacy
Noun
  • If the princess world is all sort of deception, this is no artifice at all.
    Simon Thompson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • So, in the spirit of humoring that little Gremlin, here’s a rundown of some of Pattinson’s most memorable deceptions and dubious claims.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of deception
Noun
  • Some voters might even have backed him because of his relentless falsehoods.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Here’s a look at our fact checks of falsehoods that stemmed from Russian influence operations.
    Loreben Tuquero, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of falsehood
Noun
  • With scary precision, the playwright captures the delusion that roots itself in families who use faith to control.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Corcoran is under the paranoid delusion that prison guards are torturing him with sound waves.
    Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of delusion
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