For both parties, the most disagreeable way of responding to a polemic is to be angry and keep silent: for the aggressor usually takes the silence as a sign of disdain. From LearnThat.org. [Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900), German philosopher, classical scholar, critic of culture.]
In her 3500-word polemic, the only hard evidence she brings to bear for her verdict of failure is this. From Wordnik.com. [Grist - the Latest from Grist] Reference
Perhaps the entire polemic is much ado about nothing?. From Wordnik.com. [Another Look] Reference
I'm not talking about a political polemic from the field (pro or con). From Wordnik.com. [11/14/2005] Reference
Federal Farmer says: zuch: A polemic is hardly a “formal” document. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Obama Administration to Appeal in National Day of Prayer Case] Reference
That having been said, my justification for setting aside a message novel or a polemic is that I hate being preached at. From Wordnik.com. [MIND MELD: SF with an Opposing Viewpoint] Reference
If Thomas were not a Justice, his book would be called a polemic, or a screed. From Wordnik.com. [Re: Clarence Thomas, His Autobiography, And Related Matters Pertaining To America And The Supreme Court.] Reference
Louis Menand has entitled his polemic, "Fractured Franchise: Are the Wrong People Voting?". From Wordnik.com. [Voting and Democracy] Reference
The book of Romans is unique among the epistles in that it isn't polemic, that is it isn't trying to refute any error. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Also, it's a truly feminist novel -- not a polemic, that is, but an actual work of art that speaks to feminist issues. From Wordnik.com. [A.S. Byatt] Reference
And that is what I call polemic!. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Smiley: We Can do Better] Reference
A polemic is hardly a “formal” document. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Obama Administration to Appeal in National Day of Prayer Case] Reference
To shout this story down as "polemic" simply because you disagree with its politics is quite sad. From Wordnik.com. [New Dan Simmons Story] Reference
Schleck, Contador and Sastre all three used the word "polemic" while discussing this week's events. From Wordnik.com. [BSNYC "Summer Reese's" Announcement! (and Friday Fun Quiz!)] Reference
I just finished Laura Kipnis' "Against Love" 2003, a self-described "polemic" on contemporary love and marriage. From Wordnik.com. [Spring Has Sprung] Reference
This anti-Kaplan polemic is very good and satisfying: http://www. vqronline.org/articles/2006/summer/bissell-euphoria-perrier/. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Mark Bowden, Atlantic, Shilling for the F-22] Reference
Since the mid-1990s, however, as information-driven globalization has been in full swing, a new kind of polemic has taken hold. From Wordnik.com. [Anis Shivani: Are IKEA, Outlet Malls, Wal-Mart, and Whole Foods Really Bargains?] Reference
While they appear to take the whole thing extremely seriously, that kind of polemic doesn't appear to fit in with what's come before. From Wordnik.com. [The Speculist: Battsgac, Meme Wars, and Other Feldercarp*] Reference
Such a polemic is false and dangerous. From Wordnik.com. [Médecins Sans Frontières - Nobel Lecture] Reference
Harrell rejects this kind of polemic and says, it's everything and nothing. From Wordnik.com. [Adam Szymkowicz] Reference
As a good spokesperson of a company, Arja Suominen quickly turned the report down terming it as 'polemic'. From Wordnik.com. [Tech Ticker] Reference
This is not a polemic, nor a dry analytic history. From Wordnik.com. [Books: Recollecting World War Ii] Reference
Still, beneath Ledin's critique lies a powerful polemic. From Wordnik.com. [The School of Hacking] Reference
"The Korean War" may be a polemic, but it is well-sourced. From Wordnik.com. [The Battle For the Peninsula] Reference
But he possessed other accomplishments beside those of the polemic. From Wordnik.com. [Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States] Reference
This year's most talked-about book, "China Can Say No," is a shrill anti-U.S. polemic. From Wordnik.com. [Banned In Beijing] Reference
A polemic that blames inequality for most troubles in our society has energised Labour. From Wordnik.com. [The book that has the Tories running scared] Reference
A singular history of the city's growth, a polemic about architecture, a work of art. 3. From Wordnik.com. [Books: Eric Kraft] Reference
On the campaign trail, he offered more of a polemic than a viable program for governance. From Wordnik.com. [Sudden Death] Reference
What's to be gained by debasing it down to a legislative construct and a judicial polemic?. From Wordnik.com. [More Thoughts on Proposition 8] Reference
His five books against Nestorius, are the neatest and best penned of his polemic writings. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
Although it explores the war on terror, the play can hardly be taken as a peacenik polemic. From Wordnik.com. [PERISCOPE] Reference
James Longley's beautifully shot film is not about the U.S. presence, and it's not a polemic. From Wordnik.com. [Cinematic Fantastic] Reference
That's the difference between a movie and a polemic, and that's why "Grace Is Gone" may succeed. From Wordnik.com. [The True Toll of War] Reference
Stoppard, a master at using wit and humanity to lighten up Big Ideas, denies his play is a polemic. From Wordnik.com. [One Brit vs. The Utopians] Reference
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