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[き(詭)·べん(弁)]
kiben
noun

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[き(奇)·べん(弁)]
kiben
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[き(詭)·べん(辯)]
kiben
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[き(危)·べん(弁)]
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English Meaning(s) for 詭弁

noun
  1. sophistry; sophism
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Definition and Synonyms for 詭弁

Chicanery the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
Synonyms: ぺてん, いかさま, いかよう, ごまかし, ごまかす, やまかん, 枉惑, 権謀術数, 権謀術策, 欺瞞, 欺騙, 瞞着, 虚偽, 詐欺, 詭弁, 詭計
Sophistry a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
Synonyms: こじつけ, こじつける, 屁理屈, 詭弁

Meanings for each kanji in 詭弁

» lie; deceive
» valve; petal; braid; speech; dialect; discrimination; dispose of; distinguish

Categories 詭弁 is a member of

Deception the act of deceiving
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Fallacy a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
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