eristic

adjective

variants also eristical
Definition of eristicnext
as in sophistical

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  1. irrational
  2. specious
  3. illogical
  4. unreasonable
  5. fallacious
Adjective
  • As far back as JFK, U.S. officials have been trapped in this irrational family feud that empowers hardliners in both governments while holding citizens here and there hostage to a bureaucratic status quo.
    Lissa Weinmann, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Scottie Scheffler remains the best golfer, but the honeymoon ends: People are going to start getting irrational.
    Brody Miller, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of irrational
Adjective
  • But Kirkwood and director Sarah Benson leave no room for such a specious critique.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 June 2024
  • These days, those sorts of proclamations tend to feel more specious than ever.
    Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of specious
Adjective
  • Honolulu’s case is illogical on its face given that its allegations of damages stem from interstate greenhouse gas emissions.
    David Blackmon, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • What’s hard about this, of course, is that fear is often illogical, and our wants can be, too.
    R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of illogical
Adjective
  • In the comments, many people criticized the niece for disregarding her uncle's feelings and making an unreasonable request.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Most Canadians supported the move and opposed the weekslong blockades, but the Federal Court of Canada ruled last year that the use of the powers was unreasonable.
    Amanda Coletta The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of unreasonable
Adjective
  • That will in turn spread on social media, which often plays a disproportional role in boosting these disinformation efforts by providing nearly unlimited platforms for unfiltered content and fallacious and deceptive claims.
    Peter Suciu, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • But hard evidence in both our nation’s history and our present shows that this reasoning is fallacious.
    Ana Raquel Minian, TIME, 30 May 2024
Definition of fallacious
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