A sophism is a specious argument for displaying ingenuity in reasoning or for deceiving someone. The argument is generally rejected as specious by those who oppose creationism. The argument is subjective and might be considered specious. Others, however, have suggested that these arguments are specious. It was deliberately chosen to be meaningless, "with a specious air of probability about it". All is wild and specious,intangible and incoherent as a dream. "Goetia" was a derogatory term connoting low, specious or fraudulent "mageia". Like Dawkins, McGrath rejects William Paley's watchmaker analogy as specious. Zamora's removal was made on specious grounds, using a constitutional technicality. Today, one can fault the novel for specious morality, but it remains a remarkable book. These claims have been rejected as specious by the U.S. Department of the Interior. Rooms are specious, and feature high ceilings. Another reviewer labelled Lacouperie a "specious wonder-monger". The flower garden has over 100 specious of common and exotic flowers. The present may also be viewed as a duration (see "specious present").