dialettica

dialectics

noun dyah-LET-tee-kah Rare

Origin: From Greek dialektikê (the art of discussion), from dialegesthai (to converse).

Also means

argumentation

Usage Note

Dialettica refers to the philosophical method of reasoned argument and debate — most famously in the Hegelian sense of thesis-antithesis-synthesis. In everyday Italian it also means debating skill or rhetorical ability: ha una buona dialettica (she is a good debater). Do not confuse with dialetto (dialect), which is a different word despite the shared root.

Examples

"La sua dialettica ha convinto tutti i presenti."

Natural Translation

Her argumentation convinced everyone present.

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