Polemic

A polemic /pəˈlɛmɪk/ is a contentious argument that is intended to support a specific position via attacks on a contrary position. Polemics are mostly seen in arguments about controversial topics. The practice of such argumentation is called polemics. A person who often writes polemics, or who speaks polemically, is called a polemicist or a polemic. The word is derived from Greek πολεμικός (polemikos), meaning "warlike, hostile",from πόλεμος (polemos), meaning "war".

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Along with debate, polemics are one of the most common forms of arguing. Similar to debate, a polemic is confined to a definite thesis. But unlike debate, which may allow for common ground between the two disputants, a polemic is intended only to affirm one point of view while refuting the opposing point of view.

Polemics are usually addressed to important issues in religion, philosophy, politics, or science. Polemic journalism was common in continental Europe at a time when libel laws were not as stringent as they are now. Although polemic is typically motivated by strong emotions, such as hatred, for its success these must be stylized in a way comparable to drama, and incorporated into a coolly considered strategy.

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Edit WorldNews.com 17 Jul 2017

After calling 911 for help late on Saturday night, a Minneapolis police officer shot and killed a woman who called, according to the state's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, reported by National Public Radio. While her identity wasn't released by authorities, her fiancé Don Damond came forward to identify her as Justine Ruszczyk, an Australian woman who taught meditation and yoga ... "She was a lovely, lovely person....

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Sports Ministry kicks off process to legalise online betting in India: report

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The Sports Ministry has started laying the bedrock to frame a legislation to legalise online sports betting in India, says a report in The Indian Express. . ... ....

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Protesters carry a picture of late Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo to mourn Liu near the Chinese liaison office in Hong Kong, Saturday, July 15, 2017.

After dissident's death, Ted Cruz hopeful about changing Chinese Embassy address

Edit Longview News Journal 16 Jul 2017

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is re-upping his push to rename the address of the Chinese Embassy in Washington "as soon as possible" after a pro-democracy dissident in the wake of the Nobel Peace Prize winner's death. Liu Xiaobo, a leading critic of Communist Party rule in China, died in state custody in a Chinese hospital on Thursday from liver cancer ... SHARE. Comments. ....

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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, during their meeting in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence, outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, Sept. 21, 2015.

Netanyahu 'Utterly Opposed' To Iranian Presence In Syria

Edit WorldNews.com 17 Jul 2017

Netanyahu’s voicing of his objection in public is something he rarely does, the report said, as the Israeli prime minister usually seeks to avoid confrontation with Moscow and Washington over Syria....

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Surgeons remove 27 contact lenses from woman’s eye

Edit The Guardian 17 Jul 2017

Doctors find ‘hard mass’ of lenses stuck together in 67-year-old’s eye during routine cataract surgery. Health. Surgeons remove 27 contact lenses from woman’s eye. Doctors find ‘hard mass’ of lenses stuck together in 67-year-old’s eye during routine cataract surgery ... The experts wrote ... ....

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How 'Neoliberalism' Became the Left's Favorite Insult of Liberals - By Jonathan Chait

Edit Democratic Underground 17 Jul 2017

July 16, 2017. 8.00 pm. A generation ago, neoliberalism was the chosen label of a handful of moderately liberal opinion journalists, centered around Charles Peters, then-editor of the Washington Monthly ... The neolibs were claiming to own the future and consigning their adversaries to the past ... The word is now ubiquitous, popping up in almost any socialist polemic against the Democratic Party or the center-left ... more ... ....

100 best nonfiction books: No 76 – A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft (1792)

Edit The Guardian 17 Jul 2017

Wollstonecraft began her career in 1787 with Thoughts on the Education of Daughters and then spent several years writing reviews, pamphlets, Mary (a novel), and her first foray into pre-feminist polemic, A Vindication of the Rights of Men (1790), which was a passionate response to Edmund Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France....

How to Radically transform economy - Mashatile view

Edit Independent online (SA) 17 Jul 2017

It is also urgent to find creative ways of how our people, especially those who have hitherto been excluded and kept on the economic periphery, are brought into the mainstream. The current public discourse on radical economic transformation can only be useful if it steers away from being fixated on definitions, polemics and rhetoric ... Unsustainable ... Capital investments ... These are some of the key areas that need urgent attention ... ....

BDS: Driving Global Justice for Palestine

Edit New Matilda 17 Jul 2017

All Australians have a responsibility to learn about the Boycott, Divestments and Sanctions movement, writes Professor Stuart Rees. A national conference, ‘BDS. Driving Global Justice for Palestine’, will be held at Sydney University on the 28th and 29th of July ... To their considerable credit, the University of Sydney authorities have not tried to close the conference ... Fomenting Fear ... Any polemic will do ... (IMAGE ... Eroding Free Speech ... (IMAGE ... ....

Letter: Heathcote Williams obituary

Edit The Observer 16 Jul 2017

I met Heathcote Williams through the No Glory in War campaign and got to know his wit, insights and impeccable manners through a few high teas at his home in Oxford ... Nothing from Heathcote was straightforward polemic ... ....

Be radical; be a moderate

Edit Arkansas Online 16 Jul 2017

When did being a moderate become a radical position?. Extreme wings set the agenda for faiths and political parties ... We're extreming ourselves to death ... "Take a stand, dammit!" they will say. "This is no time for half-measures. If you're not with us, you're against us." ... Within Christianity, Pope Francis is a radical moderate trying to create a climate for dialogue instead of diatribe and polite conversation in place of polemics....

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Edit Antiwar 14 Jul 2017

Cathy Young, who recently released her polemic arguing for a new cold war with Russia in the pages of Reason magazine; Atlantic writer and tweeter of anti-Trump obscenities Julia Ioffe, whose visceral hatred for her homeland is a veritable monomania; Gary Kasparov, the former chess champion who spends most of his energy plotting revenge against ......

Ten years since 'Sicko,' still seeking a cure

Edit Baltimore Sun 12 Jul 2017

Ten years ago this month, Michael Moore's "Sicko" offered a blistering survey of the for-profit health insurance industry. The two-hour polemic focused not so much on the 48 million Americans who were at the time uninsured, but on men and women engaged in futile battles with their private insurers... ....

Embrace the courage of moderates

Edit Post-Bulletin 12 Jul 2017

When did being a moderate become a radical position?. Extreme wings set the agenda for faiths and political parties ... We're extreming ourselves to death ... "Take a stand!" they will say. "This is no time for half-measures. If you're not with us, you're against us." ... Within Christianity, Pope Francis is a radical moderate trying to create a climate for dialogue instead of diatribe and polite conversation in place of polemics ... ....

How the ANC blew a chance to regain SA’s trust

Edit Mail Guardian South Africa 12 Jul 2017

The 5th policy conference of South Africa’s governing African National Congress started on an ominous note. The party’s stalwarts had opted to stay away because they wanted the party to call a consultative conference first to focus on the organisation’s problems. The ANC’s leadership refused ... To use the phrase “white monopoly capital” is to reduce the policy debate to polemics and to spawn untenable interventions ... ....

Financial discipline at bay

Edit The News International 11 Jul 2017

In the last week of June this year, the Punjab government made an amendment in Punjab Financial Rules (PFR). The purpose was to make payable the cheques of the previous financial year in the new financial year (until July 7). This was one-time relaxation in the rules, explained the notification ... It was contrary to the financial accounting ... has achieved ... However, but such polemics don’t rub well with the financial discipline ... Twitter....

‘Cathedral Masjid’ – Muslims and Christians pray in harmony

Edit The Siasat Daily 11 Jul 2017

“This place belongs to Muslims and Christians” ... Fierce dispute disturbs Córdoba’s legacy of religious tolerance . ... History of Córdoba Masjid . ... Political shadow .. The issue has also entered the domestic political arena ... Enrique Rubio, a Córdoba-based Vox politician, says his party is determined that the Mezquita-Cathedral should remain Catholic and that the ongoing polemic “is driven by political motives.” He adds ... Read More ....

Has business community adapted to uncertainty?

Edit Dawn 10 Jul 2017

Last week the rupee tumbled, and yet the currency market did not panic. The stock market has shed 5,768 points since May 31, with billions of rupees evaporated, but the losses have been endured quietly. The business community tracked JIT developments closely but despite this possible threat to the stability of the political system it does not appear to be particularly nervous ... “Over time, people have gotten used to political polemics ... ....

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The ANC blew its chance to regain SA's trust

Edit Independent online (SA) 10 Jul 2017

The 5th policy conference of South Africa’s governing African National Congress started on an ominous note. The party’s stalwarts had opted to stay away because they wanted the party to call a consultative conference first to focus on the organisation’s problems. The ANC’s leadership refused ... Vacuous discussions ... To use the phrase “white monopoly capital” is to reduce the policy debate to polemics and to spawn untenable interventions ... ....

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AMO a Polemic - Spolu (singel AMO 2011) Original HD

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