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eristic::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | controversialist, disputant |
| Type of | mortal, someone, soul, individual, person, somebody |
| Has types | hairsplitter, logomach, logomachist, meliorist, obstructer, obstructionist, obstructor, quarreler, quarreller, reformer, reformist, resister, social reformer, accuser, arguer, contester, crusader, debater, denier, thwarter |
eristic::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | eristical |
Examples of eristic
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In practice, Marxist dialectics was frequently used as a tool of eristic and propaganda.
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Socrates is also supposed to have reproved Euclid for his fondness for eristic disputes.
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Euclid and his Megarian followers used dialogue and the eristic method to defend their ideas.
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It also encompasses eristic dialog, the branch of social debate in which victory over an opponent is the primary goal.
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Because Socrates wanted to win converts to this conversational culture he often chose young and malleable men who appeared tempted by the eristic rhetoric he believed democracy encouraged.
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