noun🔗ShareStreithahn, Wortklauberei betreibende PersonOne who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious."My brother is such an eristic; he loves to argue and will twist any point to win, even if he doesn't believe it himself. "Mein Bruder ist so ein Streithahn; er liebt es zu streiten und wird jeden Punkt verdrehen, um zu gewinnen, selbst wenn er es selbst nicht glaubt.philosophylogiclanguagecommunicationattitudewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEristik, Streitgespräch ohne sachliches ZielA type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest."The siblings' constant bickering escalated into pure eristic, neither of them listening to the other or trying to solve the problem, just arguing to "win." "Das ständige Gezänk der Geschwister eskalierte zu reiner Eristik, keiner hörte dem anderen zu oder versuchte, das Problem zu lösen, sondern stritt nur, um zu "gewinnen".philosophymindlogiccommunicationlanguageattitudecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareStreitsüchtig, streitsüchtig machendProvoking strife, controversy or discord."His eristic comments about politics always started arguments at the family dinner. "Seine streitsüchtigen Kommentare über Politik lösten beim Familienessen immer Streit aus.philosophycommunicationlogicattitudepoliticscharacterstylesocietystatewartendencypointhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading