[eris.tic] also eris.ti.cal adj [Gk eristikos fond of wrangling, fr. erizein to wrangle, fr. eris strife] (1637): characterized by disputatious and often subtle and specious reasoning -- eris.ti.cal.ly adv
[2]eristic n (1659) 1: a person devoted to logical disputation
2: the art or practice of disputation and polemics