sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
argumentative person; captious person; controversialist; quibbler
quibble; pointless argument
one can give a plausible argument for anything
one can give a plausible argument for anything
one can give a plausible argument for anything
one can give a plausible argument for anything