noun
- Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
- synonyms: dialectic
- A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction.
- usage: "this situation created the inner dialectic of American history"
- synonyms: dialectic
- A rationale for dialectical materialism based on change through the conflict of opposing forces. .
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