defend oneself by sophistry 强词夺理

“强词夺理”，汉语成语，字面意思是“use lame arguments and perverted logic”，指无理强辩，没理硬说成有理（argue irrationally; turn things upside down by a stretch of the language），可以翻译为“defend oneself by sophistry”。

例句：

强词夺理不能折服人。

No one can be persuaded by sophistry.

错了就要承认，不要强词夺理。

If you are wrong, you should admit your mistake and not resort to lame arguments.