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
  • Another possible argument is the arbitrators’ decision is irrational given the evidence and testimony or, similarly, the arbitrators relied on materials and insights that were inapplicable or vulnerable to bias.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Stereotypes like these harm Latinas by turning us into unhinged and irrational women in the popular imagination of white U.S. society.
    Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of irrational
Adjective
  • Advertisement The next ‘Big Lie’ That brings us to 2024, when, if Trump loses, we will be inundated with false videos, firsthand stories and other specious proofs of the undocumented immigrant votes that turned the election.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The pattern seekers are more interested in uncovering a juicier story than finding justice for victims who must now compete with specious secret-society rhetoric and crude Diddy memes to be heard.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of specious
Adjective
  • Some states are in line with certain federal practices, and then some states are doing a bunch of incoherent, illogical things.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2024
  • While the lines have to go somewhere, these illogical divisions can confuse voters, Niven said.
    Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of illogical
Adjective
  • As Barca laboured and eventually failed to land some of its transfer targets such as Nico Williams, the proposal for Casado might not have seemed too unreasonable at the time.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The indictment alleged Hankison deprived Taylor of the right to be free from unreasonable seizures and deprived her neighbors of the right to be free from the deprivation of liberty without due process of law.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of unreasonable
Adjective
  • 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
  • And why not seek the truth, to give order and organization to a chaotic and fallacious narrative and investigative material?
    Boris Sollazzo, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2024
Definition of fallacious
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