speciosity

/ˌspiʃiˈɑsəti/
noun
  1. The quality of seeming to be true, correct, or attractive but actually being false or misleading.
    • I saw through the speciosity of his argument as soon as he started twisting the facts.
    • The politician's speech was full of speciosity, promising easy solutions to complex problems.
    • The advertisement's speciosity fooled many people into buying a useless product.
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