It's something I heard, probably on tv..."your claim has no ____." the blank would enjoy a word/words meaning "no evidence to back it up, nil to support the claim, etc. Its not validity, its not basis, its something else.back!! It's driving me nuts!
Answers: grounds, justification, rational, principle, validity, plausibility, credibility...
substantiation? validity?
stance, relevancy, application, significance
validity?
support, rationale [notice the "e"]?
authority
or something that starts with an e i forgot
corroboration,substance,boundary??
authority?
"Your claim has no substance." :)
merit?
truth!
grounding?
worth??
base?