speciousness.

An appearance of truth or sound reasoning that does not survive careful examination.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• speciousness of an argument
• expose speciousness

On the page

The comparison exposed the speciousness of the initial claim.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.