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- sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
This refers to reasoning that is deliberately misleading or not based on sound logic. It often implies a debate or discussion that focuses on trivial or irrelevant points rather than meaningful content.
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へりくつ屁理屈をこねるto quibbleへりくつ屁理屈をゆう言うto argue for argument's sakeへりくつ屁理屈をこじつけるto force a far-fetched argumentへりくつ屁理屈っぽいsophistic; quibblingへりくつ屁理屈におちいる陥るto fall into sophistryへりくつ屁理屈をてんかい展開するto develop a quibbleへりくつ屁理屈がとおる通るthe sophistry is acceptedへりくつ屁理屈をこねまわす捏ね回すto spin a sophismへりくつ屁理屈をいいあう言い合うto bicker about trivial argumentsへりくつ屁理屈をいって言ってもむだ無駄だit’s futile to argue for argument’s sake
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