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Eristic Common

Eristic has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy

2

the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)

3

One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious.

Adjective
1

given to disputation for its own sake and often employing specious arguments

2

Provoking strife, controversy or discord.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
person art
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
contester accuser debater denier hairsplitter logomach obstructionist quarreler reformer
Rhyming Words
tic otic etic ictic mutic lotic attic ontic istic vatic octic latic metic artic ustic matic votic retic optic nitic
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