discursiveness

The war—which is a discursive battle right now, it’s a war of ideas mostly—is waged by people who feel that what’s good for the land is what’s good for people.

Sterne's sentiment and discursiveness found several feeble imitators.

In this discursiveness of intellect he more nearly resembled the Encyclopedists of the 18th century than the men of his own time.

Even so slight a survey as this must show the astonishing discursiveness of Mr. Lewes's intellect.

There was the same discursiveness in his talk as in his sermon, Harry thought; and the same uneasy restlessness of manner.

And this feeling harassed him, increasing the natural discursiveness and inconsequence of his speech.