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• a  not convincing
  unconvincing argument
  as unconvincing as a forced smile
• s  having a probability too low to inspire belief

• The arguments for Bush's war strategy are both well known and unconvincing to nearly 70% of Americans.
• Not yet a quarter old, 1998 already has distinguished itself in the realm of awkward excuses and unconvincing explanations.
• But he is as unconvincing now as he was then.

• flimsy
• improbable
• unbelievable
• unlikely

• convincing

News & Articles

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• Soccer-Ibrahimovic double helps Sweden stumble to win over Faroes
  By Philip O'Connor STOCKHOLM, June 11 (Reuters) - Two goals from captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped stuttering Sweden to an unconvincing 2-0 win over the Faroe Islands in their Group C World Cup qualifier in Stockholm on Tuesday. Sweden had no shortage of possession but struggled to penetrate the massed ranks of the Faroese defence, with the home side taking over 20 minutes to register an effort ...
  June 11, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Sports

Quotes

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• Peter Ricketts in guardian.co.uk
  The court's parting attempt to downplay the significance of its extensive discussion of foreign law is unconvincing. 'Acknowledgment' of foreign approval has no place in the legal opinion of this court unless it is part of the basis for the court's... Antonin Scalia http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonin_Scalia&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEEHFsq01t19pfPD89FYst0ejm6uA Washington Post http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/21/AR2008022101848.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEWPk7P5iqL9cRrcHOXAfdTHC3YkQ Feb 21, 2008 103854 137482 unconvincing According to the documents, Peter Ricketts, political director at the Foreign Office, described the US as scrambling to establish a link between Iraq and al-Qaida", a link that was "so far frankly unconvincing".