Look up: eristic

1. eristic
   eristical adjective given to disputation for its own sake and often employing specious arguments
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2. eristic
   noun the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)
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3. Eristic
   • (a.) Alt. of Eristical
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4. eristic
   (from the article `logic, history of`) ...the art of defending or attacking a thesis by means of argument. This concern for the techniques of argument on occasion merely led to verbal ... ...compared with success in argument. Plato`s hostile judgment on both counts is still frequently repeated without question. The Platonic writings ......
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5. Eristic
   (Gr. eristike) In Aristotle's logic the art of specious reasoning, or of reasoning from specious premises, for the purpose of victory in argument; -- opposed to apodictic and to dialectical reasoning. See Apodiclic; Dialectic. A kind of polemic, characterized by the use of logical subtleties and ora...
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6. Eristic
   `Eristic`, from the ancient Greek word Eris meaning wrangle or strife, often refers to a type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to win the argument, not to potentially discover a true or probable answer to any specific question o...
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