dialectics
Britishnoun
-
the study of reasoning or of argumentative methodology
-
a particular methodology or system; a logic
-
the application of the Hegelian dialectic or the rationale of dialectical materialism
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Thus, dialectics make use of logic and reason, while debates often use rhetorical ploys or appeal to the emotions.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
The dialectics of that change of mood are instructive.
From Salon • Feb. 17, 2020
In that moment, Cardi invoked one of the oldest dialectics in black music.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2018
His academic background was unusual: his Ph.D. was in German literature and German intellectual history, and his writing reflected that emphasis; his study of Nuyorican sociology, for example, employed Hegelian dialectics and Marxist class analysis.
From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2014
Aristotle made a distinction between rhetoric and dialectics.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
