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A '''polemic''' is an often inflammatory text directed against a group of people, or against an idea. In dialogs about religion, an essay written against a particular faith is a ''polemic'', and the reply defending the faith is an [[apologetic]].
A '''polemic''' is an often inflammatory text directed against a group of people, or against an idea. In dialogs about religion, an essay written against a particular faith is a ''polemic'', and the reply defending the faith is an [[apologetic]].
Polemic may also be political. The inflammatory deriding and appeals to emotion characteristic of partisan blogs, for example, may properly be termed polemic or invective.
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