诡辩 (guǐ biàn) — sophistry; deceitful, fallacious reasoning

Definition

Examples

• 他的发言充满了诡辩，完全没有事实依据。
  Tā de fā yán chōng mǎn le guǐ biàn, wán quán méi yǒu shì shí yī jù.
  His speech was full of sophistry, with no factual basis at all.
• 这种诡辩在法学辩论中很常见，但很难服人。
  Zhè zhǒng guǐ biàn zài fǎ xué biàn lùn zhōng hěn cháng jiàn, dàn hěn nán fú rén.
  This kind of sophistry is common in legal debates, but it's hard to convince others.
• 用诡辩掩盖错误只会让问题更严重。
  Yòng guǐ biàn yǎn gài cuò wù zhī huì ràng wèn tí gèng yán zhòng.
  Using sophistry to cover up mistakes only makes the problem worse.