A specimen of admirable special pleading in the court of eristic logic. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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… … Wikipedia
eristic — ERÍSTIC, Ă, eristici, ce, adj., subst. 1. adj. Care aparţine eristicii, referitor la eristică. ♢ Şcoala eristică = nume dat şcolii filozofice din Megara, datorită înclinării ei spre controverse. 2. s.f. Artă a disputei, a controversei, care… … Dicționar Român
eristic — [er is′tik] adj. [Gr eristikos < erizein, to strive, dispute < eris, strife: see ERIS] of or provoking controversy or given to sophistical argument and specious reasoning n. 1. eristic discourse or argument 2. a person who engages in such… … English World dictionary
eristic — index argumentative, controversial, debatable, disputable, litigious, polemic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
eristic — I. adjective also eristical Etymology: Greek eristikos fond of wrangling, from erizein to wrangle, from eris strife Date: 1637 characterized by disputatious and often subtle and specious reasoning • eristically adverb II. noun Date: 1659 … New Collegiate Dictionary
eristic — eristically, adv. /e ris tik/, adj. 1. Also, eristical. pertaining to controversy or disputation; controversial. n. 2. a person who engages in disputation; controversialist. 3. the art of disputation. [1630 40; < Gk eristikós, equiv. to erist(ós) … Universalium
eristic — 1. adjective Of something or someone provoking strife, controversy or discord. 2. noun a) One who makes specious arguments; one who is is disputatious. b) A type of … Wiktionary
eristic — (Gk., conflict) Reasoning that aims not at truth but at victory over an opponent or at making a weaker position prevail … Philosophy dictionary
eristic — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Given to arguing: argumentative, combative, contentious, disputatious, litigious, polemic, polemical, quarrelsome, scrappy. See CONFLICT … English dictionary for students
eristic — adj. pertaining to controversy or argument n. art of logical disputation; person who likes to dispute; controversialist … English contemporary dictionary
