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eriophyllum wallacei |
eriosoma |
eriosoma lanigerum |
eris |
eristalis |
eristic
| eristical
| erithacus
| erithacus rubecola
| erithacus svecicus
| eritrea
eristic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun eristic has 2 senses
- eristic(n = noun.person) controversialist, disputant - a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy; Array is a kind of individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
- eristic(n = noun.cognition) Array - the art of logical disputation (especially if specious); Array is a kind of art, artistry, prowess
has particulars: contester, accuser, arguer, debater, denier, hairsplitter, logomach, logomachist, obstructer, obstructionist, obstructor, resister, thwarter, quarreler, quarreller, crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer
Derived form adjective eristic1
Derived form adjective eristic1
Adjective eristic has 1 sense
- eristic(s = adj.all) eristical - given to disputation for its own sake and often employing specious arguments; Array Derived forms noun eristic2, noun eristic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
eristic, a. [Gr. , fr. to strive, wrangle, strife.].
Controversial. [1913 Webster]
"A specimen of admirable special pleading in the court of eristic logic."
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
eristic, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 of or characterized by disputation.
2 (of an argument or arguer) aiming at winning rather than at reaching the truth.
--n.
1 the practice of disputation.
2 an exponent of disputation.
--adj.
1 of or characterized by disputation.
2 (of an argument or arguer) aiming at winning rather than at reaching the truth.
--n.
1 the practice of disputation.
2 an exponent of disputation.
Derivative
eristically adv.
Etymology
Gk eristikos f. erizo wrangle f. eris strife
ROGET THESAURUS
eristic
Reasoning,
N reasoning ratiocination rationalism, dialectics, induction, generalization, discussion, comment, ventilation, inquiry, argumentation, controversy, debate, polemics, wrangling, contention, logomachy, disputation, disceptation, paper war, art of reasoning, logic, process of reasoning, train of reasoning, chain of reasoning, deduction, induction, abduction, synthesis, analysis, argument, case, plaidoyer, opening, lemma, proposition, terms, premises, postulate, data, starting point, principle, inference, prosyllogism, syllogism, enthymeme, sorites, dilemma, perilepsis, a priori reasoning, reductio ad absurdum, horns of a dilemma, argumentum ad hominem, comprehensive argument, empirema, epagoge, reasoner, logician, dialectician, disputant, controversialist, controvertist, wrangler, arguer, debater polemic, casuist, rationalist, scientist, eristic, logical sequence, good case, correct just reasoning, sound reasoning, valid reasoning, cogent reasoning, logical reasoning, forcible reasoning, persuasive reasoning, persuasory reasoning, consectary reasoning, conclusive, subtle reasoning, force of argument, strong point, strong argument, persuasive argument, arguments, reasons, pros and cons, reasoning, rationalistic, argumentative, controversial, dialectic, polemical, discursory, discursive, disputatious, Aristotelian, eristic, eristical, debatable, controvertible, logical, relevant, for, because, hence, whence, seeing that, since, sith, then thence so, for that reason, for this reason, for which reason, for as, inasmuch as, whereas, ex concesso, considering, in consideration of, therefore, wherefore, consequently, ergo, thus, accordingly, a fortiori, in conclusion, in fine, finally, after all, au bout du compt, on the whole, taking one thing with another, ab actu ad posse valet consecutio, per troppo dibatter la verita si perde, troppo disputare la verita fa errare, reasoning ratiocination rationalism, dialectics, induction, generalization, discussion, comment, ventilation, inquiry, argumentation, controversy, debate, polemics, wrangling, contention, logomachy, disputation, disceptation, paper war, art of reasoning, logic, process of reasoning, train of reasoning, chain of reasoning, deduction, induction, abduction, synthesis, analysis, argument, case, plaidoyer, opening, lemma, proposition, terms, premises, postulate, data, starting point, principle, inference, prosyllogism, syllogism, enthymeme, sorites, dilemma, perilepsis, a priori reasoning, reductio ad absurdum, horns of a dilemma, argumentum ad hominem, comprehensive argument, empirema, epagoge, reasoner, logician, dialectician, disputant, controversialist, controvertist, wrangler, arguer, debater polemic, casuist, rationalist, scientist, eristic, logical sequence, good case, correct just reasoning, sound reasoning, valid reasoning, cogent reasoning, logical reasoning, forcible reasoning, persuasive reasoning, persuasory reasoning, consectary reasoning, conclusive, subtle reasoning, force of argument, strong point, strong argument, persuasive argument, arguments, reasons, pros and cons, reasoning, rationalistic, argumentative, controversial, dialectic, polemical, discursory, discursive, disputatious, Aristotelian, eristic, eristical, debatable, controvertible, logical, relevant, for, because, hence, whence, seeing that, since, sith, then thence so, for that reason, for this reason, for which reason, for as, inasmuch as, whereas, ex concesso, considering, in consideration of, therefore, wherefore, consequently, ergo, thus, accordingly, a fortiori, in conclusion, in fine, finally, after all, au bout du compt, on the whole, taking one thing with another, ab actu ad posse valet consecutio, per troppo dibatter la verita si perde, troppo disputare la verita fa errare.
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