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Definition of Eristical
1. Adjective. Given to disputation for its own sake and often employing specious arguments.
Definition of Eristical
1. Adjective. (obsolete form of eristic) ¹
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Definition of Eristical
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eristical
Literary usage of Eristical
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle (1874)
"... invented by the Megarians ; in the Platonic dialogues themselves, which are
composed throughout on a dialectical, often on an eristical, basis. ..."
2. The Journal of Philology by William George Clark, John Eyton Bickersteth Mayor, William Aldis Wright, Ingram Bywater, Henry Jackson (1885)
"and imparted skill in private debate, in opposition to the rhetorician, who
possessed and imparted skill in public exposition. In short, eristical ..."
3. The Rhetoric of Aristotle by Aristotle (1886)
"Again, it is possible here, as well as in eristical discussions, ... The truth
is that, as in eristical discussions it is by omitting the condition, ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... syllogism in the Analytics is analytic science, the investigation of dialectical
syllogism, in the Topics, with its abuse, eristical syllogism, ..."
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