What's the difference between plausible and veracity?

Plausible


Definition:

  • (a.) Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready.
  • (a.) Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious; as, a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion.
  • (a.) Using specious arguments or discourse; as, a plausible speaker.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Doctors may plausibly make special claims qua doctors when they are treating disease.
  • (2) The ordered aspect of the genetic code table makes this result a plausible starting point for studies of the origin and evolution of the genetic code: these could include, besides a more refined optimization principle at the logical level, some effects more directly related to the physico-chemical context, and the construction of realistic models incorporating both aspects.
  • (3) It seeks to acquaint them with 'ethical' arguments against their work which, because they are simple and plausible, persuade many people.
  • (4) This algorithm is not only efficient for the recognition of order and disorder in "machine vision", but also plausible in biological visual perception.
  • (5) For the lysozyme-catalyzed hydrolysis of cell-wall proteoglycan three plausible mechanisms of substrate inhibition can be postulated.
  • (6) The pathogenesis of the prolific mite population is unclear, but either a specific immunologic deficit or the inability to effectively eliminate the mites by scratching is a plausible possibility.
  • (7) Now 31, England captain and a respected veteran of the game, she's seen plausible, semi-professional wages become a part of women's football – finally – and can currently expect to earn about £25,000 a season.
  • (8) A debate in 1998 in International Security magazine saw the Chicago academic, Robert Pape, barely challenged in his view that only around five of the 115 cases of sanctions imposed since the war could claim any plausible efficacy.
  • (9) The only plausible response is an appeal regarding the likely side effects and exploitation of the system, but that is something that could be tested with controlled pilot studies, and safeguards could be put in place.
  • (10) On the basis of a comprehensive review of the literature, it is shown that among all the locally employed NSAIDs, kinetically reliable and plausible evidence of therapeutic effectiveness is, at present, available only for indomethacin, diclofenac, salicylic acid salts and ibuprofen.
  • (11) The comparative risks of these exposures are computed and the plausibility of the relative risks is examined by comparing the equivalent doses with actual measurements of exposure taken in the homes of smokers.
  • (12) In other cases no localization occurred, and we suggest plausible reasons for this failure and modifications of imaging technique to improve the performance.
  • (13) Based on the results obtained with the in vitro assay system and from a consideration of data currently in the literature, plausible schemes for ferritin and bacterioferritin iron uptake and release are described.
  • (14) The findings also cast doubt on the idea that sex-related differences in spatial ability could be caused by sex differences in timing of puberty or lateralization, although other biological mechanisms remain plausible.
  • (15) The most plausible explanation for the difference in the endocrine response of islet cells in the two types of widely used in vitro systems is that the alpha and beta cells have lost inhibitory receptors in the plasma membrane as a result of the collagenase isolation technic.
  • (16) The objective is to comment on some plausible mutual implications of generally attested pathologies and normal models of lexical retrieval for production, particularly with respect to the roles of semantic and syntactic categories.
  • (17) However, the cost-benefit ratio under a range of plausible assumptions remains extremely high--in the region of six to one to 30 to one, or even higher.
  • (18) They give no biologically plausible explanation for a cause and effect.
  • (19) Semantically congruent situations consisted of adjective-noun pairs that were not highly predictable but were nonetheless plausible (e.g., GOOD-AUNT).
  • (20) No one else need bother to paint them as a ramshackle and rancorous rabble marooned in the past and without a plausible account of the future.

Veracity


Definition:

  • (n.) The quality or state of being veracious; habitual observance of truth; truthfulness; truth; as, a man of veracity.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Macfarlane said he did not leak the contents of last week’s cabinet meeting - but he appeared to vouch for the veracity of the reported divisions when he added: “There has certainly been some very accurate statements made in newspapers in relation to the discussions that were had in cabinet.” The foreign affairs minister, Julie Bishop, said the leak “absolutely did not come from me” and although it was not the first cabinet in Australian history to have had leaks “this was particularly disappointing because it went into such detail”.
  • (2) Opprobrium didn’t pour down on McIntyre out of respect for historical veracity.
  • (3) So much rests on the veracity of the tale constructed.
  • (4) Amateur video, the veracity of which could not be confirmed, showed a man and at least three children dead inside a room in Bayda, a neighbouring village overrun by regime forces on Thursday, showing a baby with burned legs and a body stained with blood.
  • (5) But as well as being ripped apart on social media Romney also found the veracity of his claim being called into question.
  • (6) Trump’s response: “Mr Trump denies each and every statement made by Ms Harth as these 24-year-old allegations lack any merit or veracity,” his campaign said in July .
  • (7) The report said the committee "remain concerned about the veracity of other parts of the oral evidence we heard".
  • (8) The right to see and hear the evidence of the other side, and subsequently to challenge the veracity or utility of that evidence, forms the basis of our entire civil justice system.
  • (9) [Such a claim] could be measured against his veracity in the witness box, which did him no favours.
  • (10) By now there can be little doubt of his veracity, or that his experiences weigh heavily on him.
  • (11) The veracity of the allegations, which relate to negotiations in the Timor-Leste capital Dili in 2004 and Canberra in 2005, is yet to be publicly proven.
  • (12) A secondary intention was to examine the veracity of alcoholics self-report on the QIAD and other alcohol-related instruments.
  • (13) Even her parents expressed doubts about their daughter's veracity after talking to Evanson.
  • (14) This prompted Virgin Media, which is able to offer super-fast broadband through its cable network, to call for the scope to be increased to look at the veracity of “up to” speed claims in ads .
  • (15) I have made an effort to consult with the proper Iranian authorities in an attempt to further verify the veracity of the claims made to me with no avail.
  • (16) As to the veracity of the tweet, it was spied by Deadspin editor Erik Malinoweski, who links to the Topsy page where the tweet is cached.
  • (17) This study suggests that disability applicants and routine clinical patients do not differ in veracity of self-stated smoking information, but many persons claiming to be ex-smokers are actually not.
  • (18) At Monday’s briefing, there were fractious exchanges between Spicer and the press over the veracity of Trump’s claims regarding unemployment numbers and health insurance statistics.
  • (19) Sondheim later issued a statement denying the veracity of the report and labelling the project a faithful, "first-rate" movie .
  • (20) It is an explosive condemnation of what the police have offered so far, and questions the veracity of the many police witnesses who have appeared at the commission, including top cop Riah Phiyega.