in a misleading or deceptive manner, often appearing plausible or true but lacking sincerity or honesty "He argued speciously, trying to convince the jury of his innocence."
adverb [方式副词]外观好看地;似是而非地;华而不实地
The author believed that these criticize speciously, with historical actually not symbol. 笔者认为,这些指摘都似是而非,与历史实际不符。