speciousness

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Noun
  • Landman, set in the oil fields of West Texas, is punctuated by extensive diatribes from Tommy about the oil industry’s importance, the tragic necessity of landmen and roughnecks, and the fallacy of placing society’s hope on renewable energy.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The argument that somehow voters in more populous states are disenfranchised is also a fallacy.
    Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The paper adds to a small but growing body of evidence that today’s most advanced AI models are becoming capable of strategic deception.
    Billy Perrigo, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
  • This is a game of deception after all, and everyone is in on it.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Looking Ahead The central challenge is swiftly distinguishing between truth and falsehood in an era where milliseconds matter.
    Yasin Dus, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Their ire was not solely about the RFK matter, though mentions included falsehoods about taxpayer dollars being involved.
    Ben Standig, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • With scary precision, the playwright captures the delusion that roots itself in families who use faith to control.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Corcoran is under the paranoid delusion that prison guards are torturing him with sound waves.
    Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Speciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speciousness. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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