Cynthia Ozick

An essay is a thing of the imagination. If there is information in an essay, it is by-the-by, and if there is an opinion, one need not trust it for the long run. A genuine essay rarely has an educational, polemical, or sociopolitical use; it is the movement of a free mind at play.

American Novelist

Alain de Botton

Le Corbusier is an outstanding writer. His ideas achieved their impact in large measure because he could write so convincingly. His style is utterly clear, brusque, funny and polemical in the best way.

English Writer

Louis Begley

I may well do some more polemical writing, if a subject that fires me up comes along. Apart from that possibility, I would like to continue to tell stories so long as I have stories to tell.

Carlisle Floyd

Like any other composer of opera, I choose a subject not for polemical reasons, but because it contains vivid characters in highly charged dramatic situations.

American Composer

David Hume

Scholastic learning and polemical divinity retarded the growth of all true knowledge.

Scottish Philosopher

Polemical refers to a tone that's critical and sometimes aggressive, typically used to challenge or argue against a belief.

Critical Tone

Use 'polemical' in situations where debate or argumentation is happening, especially when someone is taking a firm, oppositional stance.

Debate Setting

In academic contexts, 'polemical' can describe texts or discussions that engage in scholarly debates, employing thorough critique.

Academic Context

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