Polemic
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title:
Polemic
text:
Polemic is contentious rhetoric intended to support a specific position by forthright claims and to undermine the opposing position. The practice of such argumentation is called polemics, which are seen in arguments on controversial topics. A person who writes polemics, or speaks polemically, is called a polemicist. The word derives from Ancient Greek πολεμικός (polemikos) 'warlike, hostile', from πόλεμος (polemos) 'war'. Polemics often concern questions in religion or politics. A polemical styl
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Contentious rhetoric
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polemic
date created:
2003-12-02T17:09:59Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T16:17:49Z
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