Question

Which phrase is the best definition for the word plausible in the sentence?

Ingry’s argument was plausible, while her adversary’s argument was neither reasonable nor valid.

not believable

seemingly credible and truthful

weak and illogical

adversarial and argumentative

Answer 1

seemingly credible and truthful. Plausible means something that is believable, and all the other answer choices are the opposite of that. 

Answer 2

Seemingly credible and truthful

Step-by-step explanation:

The adjective "plausible" is used to describe nouns (ideas, people, things) that are seemingly valid, likely, acceptable, credible or truthful. You can also infer this definition by looking at the surrounding information of the word (also called "Context Clues"), more specifically, to the other clause "while her adversary’s argument was neither reasonable nor valid" which gives you hints that "plausible" is the opposite of "reasonable" and "valid."