eristic

variants also eristical

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eristic
Adjective
  • It’s been reopened in chunks, thanks to the unrelenting optimism and irrational persistence of a corps of downtown residents led by Rodriguez and Rosa Chang.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 June 2025
  • On the other hand, especially given that the vote was still restricted to only a small minority of propertied men, the rise of party politics itself sharpened the age-old mistrust of popular judgment as irrational and easily swayed—especially by lies.
    Fara Dabhoiwala, Harpers Magazine, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • In any event, the legal complaints against Trump’s response are specious.
    Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 9 June 2025
  • In 2025, that feeling, however specious or temporary, is potent cultural currency.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Adjective
  • That nobody has to this point is illogical, particularly in light of the fees being committed to transfers in the European market.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 June 2025
  • Read more: How to Manage Your Climate Guilt Meanwhile, the same system has given rise to what can only be described as illogical trade—the global exchange of identical products, where countries import and export the same foods, often across vast distances.
    Nathalie Kelley, Time, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • Solomon, 47, of Fairburn, was arraigned in federal court on June 17 on charges of using unreasonable force and obstructing justice, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia said in a news release.
    Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
  • California Department of Education officials in 2018 found that school staff used unreasonable and unnecessary force in restraining Max.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • The fallacious notion that truth is in the eye of the beholder.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
  • Unfortunately, the Trump Administration, in its tariff policy, has embraced a framework that is basically fallacious and certain to lead to destructive policy that benefits nobody, including Americans.
    Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Eristic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eristic. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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