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The phrase "a specious argument" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an argument that appears to be plausible or valid but is actually misleading or false.
Example: "The politician's claim about the economy was nothing more than a specious argument designed to sway public opinion."
Alternatives: "a deceptive argument" or "a misleading argument".
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This is a specious argument.
This isn't a specious argument.
That is, in part, a specious argument.
That is a specious argument.
So I thought that was a specious argument.
We've heard this before, and Griffith fails to bolster a specious argument.
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I admit it's a slightly specious argument.
That is an amazingly specious argument.
There is, of course, an equally specious argument to make about how mass appreciation of that kind should make us all instantly and severely wary.
Yet there are dinosaurs who take a dim view of such a plan, their highly specious argument revolving around the nebulous concept of loyalty.
He was advancing a specious cultural argument, suggesting that Japanese scientists should not be held to recognised international standards".
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com