speciousness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speciousness
Noun
  • The psychological concept of arrival fallacy tells us that awards and milestones do not bring lasting happiness.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Here are three ways the slippery slope fallacy might be hurting your relationship and how to deal with it.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Tyler Perry’s latest thriller, Duplicity, hits theaters today, March 20, delivering a suspenseful story of deception, justice, and betrayal.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Trickery, obfuscation, and deception are common in local politics.
    Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This is a dangerous falsehood that Kennedy has also recently repeated.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The failure of the Minsk accords leaves no doubt as to the risks of perpetuating such falsehoods.
    Clare Sebastian, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • That would be you, the audience, fed a royal jelly concocted of dream, fantasy, myth, popcorn, even delusion.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Many of these protagonists endure the tedium and humiliation of involuntary psychiatric hospitalizations, losing days and years to paralyzing inertia, and experiencing terrifying delusions of persecution and betrayal.
    Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Speciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speciousness. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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