eristic

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐριστικός (eristikós, “eager for strife”). See also Eris.

Adjective

eristic (comparative more eristic, superlative most eristic)

1. Provoking strife, controversy or discord.
   • (Can we date this quote by Coleridge and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

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

Translations

provoking

• German: eristisch (de)
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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

one who is disputatious

• German: Eristiker m
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type of dialogue

• Finnish: eristiikka
• French: éristique (fr) f
• German: Eristik (de) f
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• Italian: eristica f
• Spanish: erística (es) f