attempt vs eristic

attempt

noun
  • The action of trying at something. 

  • An assault or attack, especially an assassination attempt. 

verb
  • To try. 

eristic

noun
  • A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest. 

  • One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious. 

adj
  • Provoking strife, controversy or discord. 

How often have the words attempt and eristic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )