more searches
14 wordies list

eristic

(n): a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
( more... )
Leave a comment, citation, or private note
3 months ago John said:

Does free speech tend to move toward the truth or away from it? When does it evolve into a better collective understanding? When does it collapse into the Babel of trolling, the pointless and eristic game of talking the other guy into crying “uncle”?

The New York Times, The Trolls Among Us, by Mattathias Schwartz, August 3, 2008

Register or login to leave a comment.
first listed by:
jjnoel (704 words)
appears in these lists: