The argument was specious but convincing.
这个论点似是而非但很有说服力。
In the following sentence, choose the word that is closest in meaning to “specious”: The advertisement''s claims were so __________ that many people were misled into buying the product, only to find it was ineffective.
B — specious. “specious” means adj. misleading; false; deceptive
The clever scam relied on a ______ argument that sounded true but wasn't.
C — specious. “specious” means adj. misleading; false; deceptive
specious — adj. misleading; false; deceptive. In Chinese: 似是而非的；华而不实的.
specious is pronounced /ˈspiːʃəs/. It breaks into 2 syllables: spe · cious.
The argument was specious but convincing. (这个论点似是而非但很有说服力。)
plausible but false, misleading — all close in meaning to specious (adj. misleading; false; deceptive).
Yes. specious appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
spec (look) + ious → seemingly true, but actually false; superficially attractive.