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曲論 (きょくろん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
biased argument ; sophistry ; specious argument
Refers to an argument that is logically twisted or deliberately misleading, often used in formal or critical contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to make a biased argument'.
きょく
論ろん
を
弄ろう
し
て
質しつ
問もん
を
避さ
け
た
。
The politician resorted to sophistry to avoid the question.
Similar words 詭き 弁べん 詭弁 is more common and directly means 'sophistry' or 'fallacy', while 曲論 emphasizes the twisted or biased nature of the argument.
強きょう 弁べん 強弁 means insisting on one's point forcefully, often ignoring logic, whereas 曲論 implies a more calculated distortion of reasoning.
Etymology Composed of 曲 (きょく, 'bent, twisted') and 論 (ろん, 'argument, theory'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys a distorted or biased line of reasoning.
