Ostensible /(ŏs*tĕn"sĭ*b'l)/

Os·ten·si·ble

Ostensible

a.
  1. Capable of being shown; proper or intended to be shown. [R.]
  2. Outwardly appearing to be; shown to be; exhibited; apparent; evident.
  3. Declared; avowed; professed; pretended; -- often used as opposed to real or actual; as, an ostensible reason, motive, or aim.