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• specious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. plausible, ostensible, apparent, casuistic, insincere; deceptive. See falsehood, imagination.Ant., logical, sincere. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. plausible, credible, colorable, beguiling, deceptive …   English dictionary for students

• specious — [[t]spi͟ːʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is specious seems to exist or be true, but is not real or true. [FORMAL] It is unlikely that the Duke was convinced by such specious arguments. Syn: false …   English dictionary

• specious — speciously, adv. speciousness, n. /spee sheuhs/, adj. 1. apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments. 2. pleasing to the eye but deceptive. 3. Obs. pleasing to the eye; fair. [1350… …   Universalium

• specious — /ˈspiʃəs / (say speeshuhs) adjective 1. apparently good or right but without real merit; superficially pleasing: specious arguments. 2. pleasing to the eye, but deceptive. 3. Obsolete pleasing to the eye; fair. {Middle English, from Latin… …  

• Plausible — Plau si*ble, a. [L. plausibilis praiseworthy, from plaudere, plausum, to applaud, clap the hands, strike, beat.] 1. Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready. [Obs.] Bp. Hacket. [1913 Webster] 2. Obtaining approbation;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Epistle to the Galatians —     Epistle to the Galatians     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle to the Galatians     GALATIA     In the course of centuries, gallic tribes, related to those that invaded Italy and sacked Rome, wandered east through Illyricum and Pannonia. At… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Apologetics — • A theological science which has for its purpose the explanation and defence of the Christian religion Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Apologetics     Apologetics      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Peter Michael Brillmacher —     Peter Michael Brillmacher     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Peter Michael Brillmacher     Born at Cologne in 1542, died at Mainz, 25 August, 1595. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1558, and studied under Maldonatus, in Paris. Later he returned… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• plausible — a. 1. Specious, colorable, seemingly fair. 2. Fair spoken, glib, using specious arguments …   New dictionary of synonyms

• sophist — [säf′ist] n. [L sophista < Gr sophistēs, wise man: see SOPHISM] 1. [often S ] in ancient Greece, any of a group of teachers of rhetoric, politics, philosophy, etc., some of whom were notorious for their clever, specious arguments 2. any person …   English World dictionary

• logic chopper — noun A person who makes confusing or specious arguments, especially arguments involving equivocation. The picture we get of a pragmatic gradualist rather than a fierce logic chopper makes him a more human and understandable character. Syn: chop… …   Wiktionary