specious argument
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious
Types & categories
- argument hypernym
- vicious circle hyponym
- straw man hyponym
- special pleading hyponym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | argument |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vicious circle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | straw man |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | special pleading |