spurious
adjective/ˈspjʊriəs/
Frequency rank: #13,622 most common English word
Meaning
False or fake, not being what it appears to be; based on faulty reasoning.
Example sentence
The scientist rejected the spurious correlation between ice cream sales and crime rates, explaining that both were caused by hot weather.
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