specious argument - an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious. 1  argument, statement - a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true. 2  vicious circle - an argument that assumes that which is to be proved.
Homefacts City Report. Starks is located in Calcasieu Parish, LA. The population is 611. There are 1 public schools in Starks with an average Homefacts rating of B-. The total crime rate for Starks is low, and there are 7 registered sex offenders residing in the city. Unemployment in Starks is moderate and the median home sales price is $0.
The parish is named for 19th-century American statesman Daniel Webster of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. It was created on February 27, 1871 from lands formerly belonging to Bienville, Bossier, and Claiborne parishes. Webster Parish is part of the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Among the first settlers in Webster Parish was Newett Drew, a native of Virginia, who about 1818 established a grist mill at the former Overton community near Minden.