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Old 12-10-2009, 10:07 AM   #7
Peter Bro10
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Default Re: An interesting syllogism

Thank you Jesse Joe, for those kind words!! and yes, I'm still basking in the glow of victory!!!

found a new word today as a result of this very educational thread...

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" specious "

specious (spê´shes) adjective
1.Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious: a specious argument.
2.Deceptively attractive.

[Middle English, attractive, from Latin speciosus, from speciês, appearance, from specere, to look at.]
- spe´ciously adverb
- spe´cios´ity (-shê-òs´î-tê) or

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I kind of like that "#2.Deceptively attractive." definition!
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