Vocabularium

Too much political claptrap can be described thusly.

specious (spe·cious): / SPEE shuhs /
adjective

(1) having the false appearance of truth; appearing to be right or good while lacking merit and quality; superficially plausible or pleasing without real substance; sophistic; misleading; hollow
(2) deceptively attractive or alluring; pleasing to the eye but of no real interest or value
(3) fair; showy; pleasing to the eye (obsolete)

[From Middle English ‘specious’ meaning “visually pleasing,” from Latin speciosus meaning “beautiful, good-looking, plausible,” from Latin species meaning “appearance, kind.”]

Usage: Your obdurate point of view appears to be founded upon specious arguments and vacuous beliefs.

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