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polemic
P AH0 L EH1 M IH0 K : /pʌˈlɛmɪk/
Noun
1. A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
2. An argument or controversy.
3. A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
[Source: Wiktionary]
a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
of or involving dispute or controversy
[Source: WordNet]
You should go and read the essay. It is one of the most spectacular examples of polemic used-appropriately-and-for-good that you will read. Link
We are inviting responses and comments about the Badiou polemic ("Alain Badiou's "Politics of Emancipation": A Communism Locked Within the Confines of the Bourgeois World). Link
In any event, the "Finkelstein Polemic" has made the author, originally a leftist radical, into a darling of the extreme right ... Link
I love good polemic, and this is great polemic. You’ll notice that the focus is (rightly) placed on Mr. Breitbart’s actions and behaviour... Link
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