specious

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Oversættelse

adj. villedig plausibel eller attraktiv; overfladisk god eller korrekt; vildledende i udseende

Udtryk & Fast Sammenstilling

specious reasoning

plade tynd argumentation

specious argument

plade tyndt argument

Eksempelsætninger

the music trade gives Golden Oldies a specious appearance of novelty.

musikbranchen giver Golden Oldies et falsk udseende af nyhed.

He fences his doctrines with the specious plea that statesmen mustlive as the world lives.

Han omgiver sine doktriner med den spekulative påstand om, at statsmænd må leve, som verden lever.

C.E.From the term”Sophist”come the words”sophistry,”or specious argument, and”sophisticated,” with its connotation of clever glibness;

C.E.Fra udtrykket ”Sophist” kommer ordene ”sophistry” eller spekulativt argument, og ”sophisticated” med sin klang af smart lethed;

The specious argument failed to convince the jury.

Det misledende argument formåede ikke at overbevise juryen.

She made a specious excuse for being late.

Hun fremlagde en misledende undskyldning for at være forsinket.

His specious reasoning led him to the wrong conclusion.

Hans misledende ræsonnement førte ham til den forkerte konklusion.

The specious advertisement misled many consumers.

Den misledende reklame vildledte mange forbrugere.

Don't be fooled by his specious promises.

Lad dig ikke narre af hans misledende løfter.

The specious appearance of the product turned out to be deceptive.

Produktets misledende udseende viste sig at være vildledende.

The specious reasoning was quickly debunked by experts.

Hans misledende ræsonnement blev hurtigt modbevist af eksperter.

She used specious arguments to avoid taking responsibility.

Hun brugte misledende argumenter for at undgå at tage ansvar.

His specious logic was easily dismantled by critical thinkers.

Hans misledende logik blev let afkræftet af kritiske tænkere.

The specious claim was refuted with solid evidence.

Den misledende påstand blev modbevist med solidt bevis.

Virkelige Eksempler

The bear patrol must be working like a charm! " " That's specious reasoning, Dad.

Kilde: WIL Life Revelation

Money must be “shorn of its specious promise” he says; let the state underwrite a tiny core of deposit-taking banks.

Kilde: The Economist - Arts

The specious present includes elements at all stages on the journey from sensation to image.

Kilde: Analysis of the Heart (Part 2)

The young officer remembered with astonishment its specious, settled, and hospitable air on his arrival.

Kilde: New Arabian Nights (Volume 1)

Everything belonging to it is included with sensation in what is called the " specious present" .

Kilde: Analysis of the Heart (Part 2)

She struck a match and lighted it up with a great specious glow which illuminated the room.

Kilde: The Little Princess (Original Version)

Succession can occur within the specious present, of which we can distinguish some parts as earlier and others as later.

Kilde: Analysis of the Heart (Part 2)

He mocked at his reasoning, calling it specious and " American" --his criteria of uncerebral phrase-making was that it was American.

Kilde: The Night's Gentle Embrace (Part 1)

This message, often based on specious " scientific" studies and reports, gets played over and over again on media outlets purporting to be objective.

Kilde: Intermediate and advanced English short essay.

But even a specious justification can motivate people to be busy and that people who are busy are happier than people who are idle.

Kilde: Psychology Mini Class

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