defense vs polemic

defense

noun
  • The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury. 

  • Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military. 

  • A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense. 

  • The case presented by the defendant in a legal proceeding. 

  • The lawyer or team thereof who presents such a case. 

  • The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense. 

polemic

noun
  • A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something. 

  • A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant. 

  • An argument or controversy. 

adj
  • Having the characteristics of a polemic. 

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