noun
sophistry; specious argument
Refers to clever but misleading reasoning, often used in logical, philosophical, or political contexts. Can imply intentional deception or fallacious logic.
彼の主張は詭弁に過ぎない。
His argument is nothing but sophistry.
詭弁を弄して相手を言い負かそうとする。
He tries to outtalk his opponent by using sophistry.
Rarely used kanji form.
From Chinese 詭辯／诡辩 (guǐbiàn). The kanji 詭 means 'deceive' or 'lie', and 弁 means 'speech' or 'argument'.