provocative

Yes, to be provocative about it, here are some options for what to do:1.

Paxman made a provocative remark, and did Dexter argue against it?

He's funny, provocative, mysterious, strange, smart, creative... how could anyone _not_ want to see him back?

Please stop writing provocative statements and behaving as if the sky is falling on top of your head and the very fiber of our being is at stake.

Michael Hayden is being provocative -- attempting to provoke debate.

"I don't think making unnecessarily provocative comments like this adds much to the discussion.

[1] I've been reading a lot about NSA lately and it seems they could've got us all killed with some very provocative missions pentesting Soviet air defenses.

In a provocative paper based on game theory, Mr Basu argues for the legalisation of some kinds of bribe-giving.

Nevermind that I'd neglected to start them earlier; the problem at hand was coming up with a thesis that was provocative enough to be engaging on two fronts.

The general acceptance goes that the crazies and depressed will be triggered by something and its not your fault if something provocative you worked on triggers an incident.

That is an incredibly insensitive and provocative question, one that doesn't seem to take into account the simple information contained in the comment to which you replied.

I think it's time to be clear about what the concern is here, because it's become a bit of a cottage industry to call out provocative headlines, wave your arms around a bit, and then claim the readers are being manipulated.

I find that this article is representative of much of the content of HN these days: provocative assertions made by relative nobodies with little supporting evidence save anecdote, but made with the full voice of authority.