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[wufwugy]

I take it this is sarcasm.

For the record:

credible
adjective

able to be believed; convincing.
synonyms: acceptable, trustworthy, reliable, dependable, sure, good, valid

Yep. It is very convincing to some and in some ways. Its overall credibility is very low. A better word to use is "plausible" since by connotation "credible" tends to mean "highly credible".

[Poopadoop]

Yep. It is very convincing to some and in some ways. Its overall credibility is very low. A better word to use is "plausible" since by connotation "credible" tends to mean "highly credible".

plausible
adjective

(of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable.

synonyms: credible, reasonable, believable, likely, feasible, probable, tenable, possible, conceivable, imaginable, within the bounds of possibility, convincing, persuasive, cogent, sound, rational, logical, acceptable, thinkable;

I think the word you're looking for is 'possible'. Or possibly 'irony'

[wufwugy]

plausible
adjective

(of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable.

synonyms: credible, reasonable, believable, likely, feasible, probable, tenable, possible, conceivable, imaginable, within the bounds of possibility, convincing, persuasive, cogent, sound, rational, logical, acceptable, thinkable;

I think the word you're looking for is 'possible'. Or possibly 'irony'

Possible also works.

The confusion here is about normative usage. We don't normally think of "credible" in terms of degrees even tho it is and we normally think of "possible" (in this context) as being a low degree, while in some technical settings "possible" is typically associated with a degree.

Basically we're using the words differently and both are correct.