eristic vs tussle

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. 

tussle

noun
  • A conflict, an argument, a disagreement. 

  • A physical fight or struggle. 

verb
  • To have a tussle. 

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