| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Devious arguers | Eugene Sheffer | 18 Apr 2022 |
| A girl has ways to replace last of these old quibblers | ||
| Drunks consuming port with his specious old teachers | Irish Times Crosaire | 15 Jul 2020 |
| Fallacious reasoners | ||
| Clever, specious reasoners | ||
| Protagoras and Gorgias, notably | ||
| Scholarly sorts | ||
| Specious reasoners | ||
| Superficial reasoners |