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Polemical vs Eristic - What's the difference?

polemical | eristic |

As adjectives the difference between polemical and eristic

is that polemical is of, or relating to argument or controversy; polemic or contentious while eristic is of something or someone provoking strife, controversy or discord.

As nouns the difference between polemical and eristic

is that polemical is a diatribe or polemic while eristic is one who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious.

polemical

English

Alternative forms

* polemicall (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, or relating to argument or controversy; polemic or contentious.
  • Causing an argument; causing the expression of opposing opinions; disputatious.
  • * 2012 , Craig L. Blomberg, Interpreting the Parables (ISBN 0830866779), page 48:
    • Not only are all these allegations worded in an unnecessarily polemical style, they are also simply false
  • * 2013 , Johannes Zachhuber, Theology as Science in Nineteenth-Century Germany (ISBN 0199641919), page 57:
    • Remarkable here is the rather polemical choice of words

    Synonyms

    * polemic * controversial * disputatious

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A diatribe or polemic.

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    eristic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of something or someone provoking strife, controversy or discord.
    • A specimen of admirable special pleading in the court of eristic logic. — Coleridge.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious.
  • 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.