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polemic
/pəˈlɛmɪk/
noun
1 A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
mass noun ‘a writer of feminist polemic’
1.1 usually polemics The practice of engaging in controversial debate or dispute.
Origin
Mid 17th century: via medieval Latin from Greek polemikos, from polemos ‘war’.
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I need to ask, is it logical to launch a harsh polemic against war?
