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Word of the day
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Word of the day Today's word is ERISTIC. Eristic [ih-RISS-tik] adjective: characterized by disputatious and often subtle and specious reasoning Example: "Dialectical argument is a cooperative, two-sided truth seeking art that requires a constructive and balanced attitude, whereas eristic dialogue is one-sided, quarrelsome, and antagonistic." - From Douglas Walton's 1999 book One-Sided Arguments Did you know? "Eristic" means "argumentative" as well as logically invalid. Someone prone to eristic arguments probably causes a fair amount of strife amongst his or her conversational partners. It's no surprise, then, that the word traces its ancestry back to the Greek word for "strife." "Eristic" and the variant "eristical" come from the Greek word "eristikos," meaning "fond of wrangling," from "erizein," "to wrangle," and ultimately from "eris," which means "strife." The adjective appeared in print in English in 1637. It was followed approximately 20 years later by the noun "eristic," which refers to either a person who is skilled at debates based on formal logic or to the art or practice of argument. I really like this word! Never heard it before but I'm sure I've spoke to people who do it lol. Got some shit around the house done tonight. That felt good! Back is a bit achy and I'm pretty tired so I'm off to sleep. Hope y'all had a fabulous day! |
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Hahaha exactly! I like your definition much better  Thank you!
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