1. (adj.) That which is to be examined, tested, or otherwise
tried.
2. (n.) The species of dialectic that examines the
opinions of a person to determine whether they are consistent.
Peirastic is the specific
name of the
logic that governs the Socratic Method. When misused by contentious debaters it deteriorates into eristic.
Socrates reputedly used peirastic to expose the
ignorance of social authorities.