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Examples

  • Invective is an art form like any other, but it has gone out of style

    Mercy! 2009

  • Invective is not at all popular among my American friends, but many of my Australian and Irish friends (and some of my UK friends) think it's hilarious - as indeed I do.

    ccfinlay: Yes, The First Question Is Rhetorical ccfinlay 2007

  • Invective is an art form like any other, but it has gone out of style

    A Bright Shining Lie 2007

  • Invective is not flaming or trolling any more than parody is slander.

    ccfinlay: Yes, The First Question Is Rhetorical ccfinlay 2007

  • Invective is an art like any other; when brought under rigorous aesthetic control, it can be persuasive even if the reviewer's animus is clear …

    James Atlas on Disparagement 2005

  • Invective is an art like any other; when brought under rigorous aesthetic control, it can be persuasive even if the reviewer's animus is clear …

    James Atlas on Disparagement 2005

  • Invective is an art form like any other, but it has gone out of style

    In Praise of Dispraise 1981

  • Invective is an art like any other; when brought under rigorous aesthetic control, it can be persuasive even if the reviewer's animus is clear.

    In Praise of Dispraise 1981

  • Invective is an art form like any other, but it has gone out of style

    In Praise of Dispraise 1981

  • Invective is an art like any other; when brought under rigorous aesthetic control, it can be persuasive even if the reviewer's animus is clear.

    In Praise of Dispraise 1981

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