The argument is specious: it moves from a true premise to a conclusion that the premise does not support.
这个论证似是而非：它从一个真前提滑向了该前提并不支持的结论。
Which choice best defines “specious”?
A — Superficially plausible but false.. “specious” means Superficially plausible but false..
Which word means “Superficially plausible but false.”?
A — specious. “specious” means Superficially plausible but false..
specious — Superficially plausible but false.. In Chinese: 似是而非的；华而不实的.
specious is pronounced //ˈspiːʃəs//.
The argument is specious: it moves from a true premise to a conclusion that the premise does not support. (这个论证似是而非：它从一个真前提滑向了该前提并不支持的结论。)
misleading, fallacious, deceptive — all close in meaning to specious (Superficially plausible but false.).
valid, sound — each the opposite of specious (Superficially plausible but false.).
Yes. specious is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
speci(外表) → 表面好看 → 虚假。