强词夺理 (qiǎng cí duó lǐ) — to resort to sophistry; to argue irrationally using specious arguments
Definition
A chengyu for stubbornly arguing using distorted, fallacious reasoning to defend an indefensible position. It focuses on the speaker's irrationality, not just on being wrong.
idiom
to resort to sophistryto argue irrationally using specious arguments
Examples
- ，强词夺理。Tā míng míng cuò le, què hái zài nà lǐ qiǎng cí duó lǐ.He is clearly wrong, yet he is still there resorting to sophistry.
- ，强词夺理。Zài biàn lùn zhōng, qiǎng cí duó lǐ zhī huì ràng rén fǎn gǎn.In a debate, resorting to sophistry only makes people dislike you.
- 强词夺理，。Nǐ bú yào qiǎng cí duó lǐ le, chéng rèn cuò wù ba.Don't resort to sophistry anymore; admit your mistake.
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