eristic

e·ris·tic

(ĭ-rĭs′tĭk) also e·ris·ti·cal (-tĭ-kəl)

adj.

Given to or characterized by disputatious, often specious argument.

1. One given to disputation or argument.

2. The art or practice of disputation and polemics.

[Greek eristikos, from erizein, to wrangle, quarrel, from eris, erid-, strife.]

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eristic

(ɛˈrɪstɪk)

adj

of, relating, or given to controversy or logical disputation, esp for its own sake

1. a person who engages in logical disputes; a controversialist

2. the art or practice of logical disputation, esp if specious

[C17: from Greek eristikos, from erizein to wrangle, from eris discord]

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er•is•tic

(ɛˈrɪs tɪk)

adj.

1. Also, er•is′ti•cal. pertaining to controversy or disputation.

2. a person who engages in disputation.

3. the art of disputation.

[1630–40; < Greek eristikós=erist(ós), v. adj. of erízein, derivative of éris discord + -ikos -ic]

er•is′ti•cal•ly, adv.

eristic

- Means "enjoying argument for its own sake," or "of or pertaining to controversy."

eristic

1. a participant in an argument or controversy.
2. the art of disputation. — eristic, eristical, adj.

See also: Argumentation

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Noun	1.	eristic - a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy controversialist, disputant individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" contester - someone who contests an outcome (of a race or an election etc.) accuser - someone who imputes guilt or blame arguer, debater - someone who engages in debate denier - one who denies hairsplitter - a disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctions logomach, logomachist - someone given to disputes over words obstructer, obstructionist, obstructor, resister, thwarter - someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take quarreler, quarreller - a disputant who quarrels crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer - a disputant who advocates reform
	2.	eristic - the art of logical disputation (especially if specious) artistry, prowess, art - a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"
Adj.	1.	eristic - given to disputation for its own sake and often employing specious arguments eristical argumentative - given to or characterized by argument; "an argumentative discourse"; "argumentative to the point of being cantankerous"; "an intelligent but argumentative child"

eristic

adjective

Given to arguing:

argumentative, combative, contentious, disputatious, litigious, polemic, polemical, quarrelsome, scrappy.

Translations

eristisch

References in classic literature ?

And if he were a philosopher of the eristic and antagonistic sort, I should say to him: You have my answer, and if I am wrong, your business is to take up the argument and refute me.

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But when a man begins to get older, he will no longer be guilty of such insanity; he will imitate the dialectician who is seeking for truth, and not the eristic, who is contradicting for the sake of amusement; and the greater moderation of his character will increase instead of diminishing the honour of the pursuit.

View in context

A narrowly propositional construal of endoxa, moreover, is difficult to reconcile with the distinction Aristotle draws between real and merely apparent endoxa in his account of eristic deduction.

AKRATIC IGNORANCE AND ENDOXIC INQUIRY

Debate is eristic. Dialogue is interaction between "others" and a forum is usually a question-answer session, or town hall.

The Distortion of Discussion

Walton initially theorizes six basic types of dialog: persuasion dialog, information seeking dialog, negotiation dialog, inquiry dialog, eristic dialog, and deliberation dialog.

Bright lines or blurred lines? Universal background checks and the NRA slippery slope argument

What emerges from Wolfe's sensibly arranged chapters on eristic elements of Homer's epics and later literary debates is a kind of mythographic shorthand used to describe and interpret intellectual, theological, and political struggles of the early modern period.

Jessica Wolfe. Homer and the Question of Strife from Erasmus to Hobbes

Much has been written about the consideration & use of foreign materials, but the eristic debate continues.

TO CONSIDER OR TO USE? CITATION TO FOREIGN AUTHORITY AND LEGAL AESTHETICS

With Eristic and Ali Tucker on the decks, it is free entry all night and Broadcast is cementing itself as not only a gig venue but a great new clubbing space.

MASH HITS

He is the same eristic par excellence who deftly persuaded the majority (eight out of 15) of the Supreme Court justices to let Enrile go home, much to the whole nation's shock!

Mendoza's 'shadow' on Arroyo's petition

An ancient Sophist lawyer called Protagoras once presented an eristic court suit argument regarding a conflict in payment of education fees by an intelligent student.

Tricky legal game between parliament and judiciary

Yet More's own case about Christ's irony remains a testimony to how the words of the Catena inspire his thought and direct his composition by way of proposing subjects for eristic dialogue.