eristic

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Adjective

eristic

1. Provoking strife, controversy or discord.

   • a specimen of admirable special pleading in the court of eristic logic

Translations

• German: eristisch

Noun

eristic (plural eristics)

1. One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious.
2. A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest.

Translations

• German: Eristiker

Translations

• French: éristique
• German: Eristik
• Italian: eristica
• Spanish: erística

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