eristic

adjective

variants also eristical
Definition of eristicnext
as in sophistic

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  1. sophistic
  2. irrational
  3. misleading
  4. specious
  5. illogical
  6. unreasonable
  7. fallacious
  8. nonrational
Adjective
  • The characters are treated with odd touches of realism and their sophistic arguments are stingingly psychologized.
    — Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 8 Sep. 2017
Definition of sophistic
Adjective
  • But the question remained unsolved for polygons with irrational angles.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
  • As a result, the argument goes, today's spending is irrational because the hardware would need to be replaced too frequently to generate an attractive return on investment, known as ROI.
    — , CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of irrational
Adjective
  • Misleading updates The suit details several allegations of investors’ being given updates that ended up being misleading or false.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Numerous studies have shown that Covid-19 vaccines are safe during pregnancy, but Republican senators have recently stirred up false and misleading claims that are now spreading on social media.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of misleading
Adjective
  • In the world of wellness and health content, few areas of our anatomy attract more interest lately — and specious claims — than the gut microbiome.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 22 June 2026
  • In fairness, concluding no one cares is a specious take, at best, based on the evidence Tuesday.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Definition of specious
Adjective
  • As presented in the Gang’s illogical scapegoating, fear-mongering, and overall manipulative self-exoneration, the debate turned into a farce.
    — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
  • For instance, a sleep issue prompt yields varied advice depending on prior conversational context, occasionally making illogical leaps.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of illogical
Adjective
  • The Saturday order said that expecting LeVota’s attorneys to adequately prepare for trial before April would be unreasonable and that denying the request could interfere with his right to effective legal representation.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In her lawsuit, Phyllis Zorn said the raid violated protections for a free press, safeguards against unreasonable searches by law enforcement and a federal law that limits searches and seizures of journalists' materials.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of unreasonable
Adjective
  • Defenders of Israel believe that designation is fallacious and dangerous.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026
  • There is a widespread but fallacious perception that India's tariffs are inordinately high.
    — Mohan Kumar, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Aug. 2025
Definition of fallacious
Adjective
  • Mid-century collective behavior theories considered social movements to be nonrational, spontaneous events occurring during moments of social and cultural breakdown.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
Definition of nonrational
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