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to twist words and force logic (idiom) · sophistry · loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument · shoving false arguments down people's throats

强词夺理
qiǎng cí duó lǐ
q+iǎng·3rd tonec+í·2nd toned+uó·2nd tonel+ǐ·3rd tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
completely unreasonable蛮不讲理mán bù jiǎng lǐrude and unreasonable蛮横无理mán hèng wú lǐrude and unreasonable蛮横mán hèng
Antonyms
in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side · to have the courage of one's convictions · just and forceful理直气壮lǐ zhí qì zhuàng(idiom) it goes without saying; it is self-evident不言而喻bù yán ér yù