A polemic is an aggressive, uncompromisingly critical verbal assault. Polemics can be written or spoken, and anyone who issues one isn't joking around. You can think of a polemic as an argument against something, but it's also a little more intense than that.

What does it mean when someone is polemic?

1a : an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another. b : the art or practice of disputation or controversy —usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction. 2 : an aggressive controversialist : disputant.

What are examples of polemics?

Polemic is a controversy, debate or dispute, or a person who is inclined to argue. A written attack on a political decision is an example of a polemic. A person who argues about science or religion or about how science and religion intersect is an example of a polemic. Argumentative; disputatious.