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When you don't have all the facts or have a brilliant explanation, you can often convince people or win an argument by using bullshit.

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if you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull

Source Word

if you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull

Phrase

Japanese Meaning

十分な事実や明確な説明がない場合に、でたらめな言葉（たわ言）で相手を混乱させ、説得または議論に勝つという考え方。 / 確固たる根拠や論理的説明を欠くとき、適当な言葉で相手を惑わせることで、場を掌握しようとする手法を示す表現。

Sense（1）

I said, "What do you do, Bill?" He says "Well, if I can't dazzle them with my brilliance I baffle them with my bull," and doggone if he doesn't.

if you can't dazzle them with brilliance

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baffle them with bull

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