speciousness
11meretriciousness — noun 1. an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility the speciousness of his argument • Syn: ↑speciousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑meretricious, ↑specious (for: ↑speciousness) …
12Intuition — (Roget s Thesaurus) Sophistry >The absence of reasoning. >. False or vicious reasoning PARAG:Intuition >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 1 =>{ant,476,} intuition instinct association Sgm: N 1 presentiment presentiment Sgm: N 1 rule of thumb rule… …
13meretriciousness — mer e*tri cious*ness n. 1. an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility. Syn: speciousness. [WordNet 1.5] 2. tasteless showiness. Syn: flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, tawdriness, glitz. [WordNet 1.5] …
14Plausibility — Plau si*bil i*ty, n. [Cf. F. plausibilit[ e].] 1. Something worthy of praise. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Integrity, fidelity, and other gracious plausibilities. E. Vaughan. [1913 Webster] 2. The quality of being plausible; speciousness. [1913 Webster] …
15Seeming — Seem ing, n. 1. Appearance; show; semblance; fair appearance; speciousness. [1913 Webster] These keep Seeming and savor all the winter long. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Apprehension; judgment. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Nothing more clear unto… …
16Speciocities — Speciosity Spe ci*os i*ty, n.; pl. {Speciocities}. [Cf. LL. {speciositas}.] 1. The quality or state of being specious; speciousness. [1913 Webster] Professions built so largely on speciosity, instead of performance. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
17Speciosity — Spe ci*os i*ty, n.; pl. {Speciocities}. [Cf. LL. {speciositas}.] 1. The quality or state of being specious; speciousness. [1913 Webster] Professions built so largely on speciosity, instead of performance. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is… …
18specious — adjective Etymology: Middle English, visually pleasing, from Latin speciosus beautiful, plausible, from species Date: 1513 1. obsolete showy 2. having deceptive attraction or allure 3. having a false look of truth or genuineness ; sophistic <… …
19Alibi (play) — Infobox Play name = Alibi image size = writer = Michael Morton, from a novel by Agatha Christie date of premiere = May 15, 1928 country of Origin = United Kingdom original language = English Alibi is a 1928 play by Michael Morton based on The… …
20Thies Christophersen — (born 27 January 1918 in Kiel; died 13 February 1997 in Molfsee), a farmer by upbringing, was a prominent German Holocaust denier. Christophersen and the Auschwitz Lie The widely known phrase Auschwitz lie (German Auschwitzlüge ) can be traced to …
