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eristic
noun
(er-is-tic)
a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
Synonyms:
controversialist
,
disputant
,
eristic
adjective
(er-is-tic)
given to disputation for its own sake and often employing specious arguments
Synonyms:
eristical
,
eristic
noun
(er-is-tic)
the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)
Words Related to
eristic
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controversialist
,
disputatious
,
strifeful
,
disputative
,
debateful
,
disputison
,
polemy
,
rhetorical device
,
adversarial
,
argumentative
,
discordful
,
argutation
,
hypobole
,
disceptation
,
argumentable
,
petitio principii
,
bickerment
,
elenchize
,
anacoluthic
,
polemical
,
brigose
,
jesuitic
,
logomach
,
specious argument
,
difference of opinion
,
amphibological
,
dialogistic
,
antagonistic
,
hysteron proteron
,
discordable
,
contentious
,
amphilogy
,
confrontational
,
contrariant
,
rhetorical
,
mateology
,
sophistic
,
linguistic relation
,
ipsedixitism
,
give and take
,
acrimonious
,
figure of speech
,
logical relation
,
logical fallacy
,
argumentize
,
dianoetic
,
agonistical
,
anacoenosis
,
noncontentious
,
combative
,
specious
,
ad hominem
,
make peace
,
mispersuasion
,
antinomic
,
simulty
,
autological
,
antiphrastic
,
fallacious
,
divisive
,
redargue
,
amphibolous
,
paralogical
,
entermise
,
bone of contention
,
disingenuous
,
conversationism
,
controverter
,
catachrestic
,
wranglesome
,
antacrid
,
parenetic
,
dialogical
,
sophistical
,
irenical
,
thersitical
,
nonbelligerent
,
vitriolic
,
incendious
,
epiplexis
,
reductio ad absurdum
,
malicious gossip
,
contrarious
,
philosophical
,
vitilitigation
,
facound
,
contradictional
,
dialectical
,
rancorous
,
collitigant
,
deceitful
,
bateful
,
constructive
,
syncategorematic
,
inaniloquent
,
ipse dixit
,
contradictious
,
nonphilosophical
,
animose
,
brachyology
,
eristic
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