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      eristic
      noun
      the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)
      a person who disputes
      adjective
      given to disputation for its own sake and often employing specious arguments
      Roots
      eriserist- · Greek · strife, discordikos-ic · Greek · pertaining to
      Words related to eristic
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