argue irrationally; twist logic
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to argue irrationally by imposing one's own logic; to twist logic
This idiom strongly implies stubbornness and sophistry. It is often used to criticize someone who is clearly in the wrong but insists on defending themselves with faulty reasoning.
Míng明
míng明
shì是
tā他
chuǎng闯
hóng红
dēng灯
，
hái还
qiǎng强
cí词
duó夺
lǐ理
shuō说
méi没
kàn看
qīng清
xìn信
hào号
。
It was clearly him who ran the red light, yet he argued irrationally, saying he didn't see the signal clearly.
Shì事
shí实
yǐ已
jīng经
hěn很
qīng清
chu楚
，
nǐ你
zài再
qiǎng强
cí词
duó夺
lǐ理
yě也
méi没
yǒu有
yòng用
。
The facts are already very clear; it's useless for you to twist logic any further.
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Biàn辩
lùn论
zhōng中
，
tā他
lǐ理
qū屈
cí词
qióng穷
，
biàn便
kāi开
shǐ始
qiǎng强
cí词
duó夺
lǐ理
。
During the debate, when he ran out of arguments, he began to argue irrationally.
Tā她
nà那
zhǒng种
qiǎng强
cí词
duó夺
lǐ理
de的
tài态
dù度
ràng让
rén人
fēi非
cháng常
fǎn反
gǎn感
。
Her attitude of twisting logic is very off-putting.