polemic

Polemic is a controversy, debate or dispute, or a person who is inclined to argue.

(noun)

A written attack on a political decision is an example of a polemic.
A person who argues about science or religion or about how science and religion intersect is an example of a polemic.

See polemic in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Also, esp. for 2, polemical

Origin: Fr polémique < Gr polemikos < polemos, war < IE *pelem < base *pel-, to shake, cause to tremble > L palpitare, to tremble

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See polemic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A controversial argument, especially one refuting or attacking a specific opinion or doctrine.
A person engaged in or inclined to controversy, argument, or refutation.

adjective also po·lem·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)

Of or relating to a controversy, argument, or refutation.

Origin:

Origin: French polémique

Origin: , from Greek polemikos, hostile

Origin: , from polemos, war

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