Eristic
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Of or characterized by debate or argument.
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A kind of [contentious] reasoning that seeks to appear [victorious] in disputation, without regard for truth. It is distinguished from [sophistic] because it is not concerned with appearing wise, only with seeming victorious in disputation.
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