Choose the word that best fits the sentence: 'The minister's __________ defense of the policy persuaded few; her arguments seemed forced and unconvincing.'
Aspecious
Bsincere
Cspontaneous
Dspirited
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. specious
Context (persuaded few, forced, unconvincing) demands a negative word for the defense. Specious: superficially plausible but actually wrong/misleading. The other options are positive or neutral.
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