- dialectic - any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments
--1 is a kind of rationale, principle; philosophy; rationale, principle; philosophy
- dialectic - a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction; "this situation created the inner dialectic of American history"
--2 is a kind of contradiction; contradiction
- dialectic - a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction; "this situation created the inner dialectic of American history"