詭弁・詭辯・奇弁・危弁|きべんkiben[0]heiban (flat)

Common

Which spelling to use

詭弁詭弁 is the most common written form of this word and the form learners should use; it is written entirely in kanji.

詭辯詭辯 is a less common variant written entirely in kanji; it uses an outdated kanji, so learners should generally choose 詭弁 instead.

奇弁奇弁 is a rarely used kanji-only variant of 詭弁; learners will seldom need to write it and should use 詭弁 instead.

危弁危弁 is a rarely used kanji-only variant of 詭弁; learners will seldom need to write it and should use 詭弁 instead.

Definitions

nounsophistry; sophism

Synonyms & antonyms

RelatedごまかしCasualColloquial. Broader than 「詭弁」: covering up or glossing things over to fool people, not necessarily through argument.
RelatedこじつけNeutralNeutral. Strained, forced reasoning: wrenching unrelated things together to justify a claim; more about forcing a rationale than 「詭弁」.
Antonym正論せいろんWrittenWritten/formal prose. A sound, reasonable argument; the direct opposite of 「詭弁」's twisted logic.

Use 「詭弁」 for clever talk that twists wrong into right, as in 「詭弁を弄する」. For forced, strained reasoning say 「こじつけ」; for glossing things over or deception, 「誤魔化し」; the opposite of 「詭弁」 is 「正論」.

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Japanese definitions

間違まちがっているていることを強引ごういんに正ただしいと思おもわせるるようにする、巧たくみな弁論べんろん。
論理学ろんりがくにおいて、相手あいてを欺あざむいたり困こまらせたりするために使つかわれる虚偽きょぎの論法ろんぽう。

Kanji in this word

詭弁

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