plausibility

/,plɔ:zə'biliti/

Thân thiện

The story's plausibility kept the audience engaged until the final scene.

Definition

Noun: 1. The quality of seeming reasonable or probable: The state of appearing to be true, believable, or acceptable, often based on available evidence or initial impressions, even if not conclusively proven. 2. Apparent validity or credibility: The superficial or initial impression of truthfulness, soundness, or trustworthiness that an argument, explanation, or story possesses.

Usage

The noun "plausibility" is used to describe the perceived likelihood or believability of something. It is often assessed based on how well an idea aligns with common sense, known facts, or a coherent narrative. It does not guarantee truth, only the appearance of it. - It is often used with verbs like have, lack, gain, lose, test, assess, and question. - Common collocations include plausibility check, plausibility argument, and degree of plausibility.

Examples

• The detective questioned the plausibility of the suspect's alibi.
• A good science fiction story must maintain a certain plausibility within its own fictional rules.
• The theory gained plausibility after new evidence was discovered.
• His excuse for being late lacked any plausibility.

Advanced Usage

• "Plausibility structure": (Sociology/Philosophy) The set of beliefs, assumptions, and social conditions that make an idea seem credible or reasonable within a particular culture or community.
  • The idea of democracy depends on a plausibility structure that values individual liberty.
• "Argument from plausibility": A rhetorical or logical approach that persuades by emphasizing how reasonable or likely a conclusion seems, rather than providing absolute proof.

Variants and Related Words

• Plausible (adj): Seeming reasonable or probable; credible.
• Implausibility (n): The quality of being unlikely or difficult to believe.
• Implausible (adj): Not seeming reasonable or probable; unbelievable.

Synonyms

• Credibility: The quality of being trusted and believed in.
• Believability: The capacity to be accepted as true or real.
• Probability: The extent to which something is likely to happen or be the case.
• Reasonableness: The quality of being based on good sense or sound judgment.

Antonyms

• Implausibility: The quality of being unbelievable.
• Unlikelihood: The state of not being likely to happen or be true.
• Incredibility: The quality of being impossible to believe.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "A ring of truth/plausibility": An impression or quality that something is true or believable.
  • Her detailed account of the event had a ring of plausibility.
• "Stretch plausibility" or "strain credulity": To push the limits of what is believable (often used in criticism of stories).
  • The film's final twist stretched plausibility to the breaking point.

Học thuật

Noun

1. apparent validity

Từ đồng nghĩa

• plausibleness