kerfuffle |kərˈfəfəl|
noun [in sing. ] informal chiefly Brit.
a commotion or fuss, esp. one caused by conflicting views : there was a kerfuffle over the chairmanship.
dialectic |ˌdīəˈlektik| Philosophy
noun (also dialectics) [usu. treated as sing. ]
1 the art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions.
2 inquiry into metaphysical contradictions and their solutions.
• the existence or action of opposing social forces, concepts, etc