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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Eristic \E*ris"tic\, Eristical \E*ris"tic*al\, adjective [Gr. ?, fr. ? to strive, wrangle, ? strife.] Controversial. [Archaic]
A specimen of admirable special pleading in the court of eristic logic. --Coleridge.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
eristic
adjective: given to disputation for its own sake and often employing specious arguments [syn: {eristical}]
noun
1: a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy [syn: {disputant}, {controversialist}]
2: the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)
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