specious

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Specious ones to the left, weird ones to the right—all arise from motivated reasoning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

"Specious and spurious legal bullying of artists should be vigorously opposed, and that opposition must begin first and foremost with all of us in the New York Theatre community," the letter says.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2012

Specious, but quite insubstantial; for we can analyze the terrestrial conditions which led to that catastrophe, and assure ourselves that the bugbear of their recurrence is nothing more than a bugbear.

From God and Mr. Wells A Critical Examination of 'God the Invisible King' by Archer, William

"Specious enough to satisfy the Convention itself if ever I should be called to task," answered Charlot, with heat.

From The Trampling of the Lilies by Sabatini, Rafael

Specious proposals for a settlement were now too late.

From Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 by Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of