强词夺理

qiǎng cí duó lǐ de wèi zì jǐ biàn hù

强词夺理地为自己辩护

try to defend oneself with fallacious arguments

zhè quán shì qiǎng cí duó lǐ

这全是强词夺理。

This is all sophistry.

tā zài rén xíng dào shang qí chē zhuàng le rén hái qiǎng cí duó lǐ de shuō rén jiā méi gěi tā ràng lù

他在人行道上骑车撞了人，还强词夺理地说人家没给他让路。

He hit a pedestrian while riding his bicycle on the pavement, but still he offered the lame excuse that the person didn't make way for him.

míng míng shì nǐ zuò cuò le hé bì qiǎng cí duó lǐ

明明是你做错了，何必强词夺理？

You are evidently in the wrong. Why must you argue so unreasonably to defend yourself?

wǒ mèi mei xǐ huan qiǎng cí duó lǐ yīn wèi tā fēi cháng de hào shèng

我妹妹喜欢强词夺理，因为她非常的好胜。

My sister likes to chop logic with others, because she is very emulative.