as in rebuttal
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Recent Examples of counterargument
This type of claim would be vulnerable to counterarguments.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 July 2024
The sheriff’s fiery counterargument is that the whole social order would collapse without some kind of an organizing principle.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
The issue is that for every argument there is a counterargument.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
In its defense, Apple makes a number of counterarguments, but the most important is this: The App Store is not a monopoly.
—Gilad Edelman, WIRED, 4 May 2021
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 July 2024
The sheriff’s fiery counterargument is that the whole social order would collapse without some kind of an organizing principle.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
The issue is that for every argument there is a counterargument.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
In its defense, Apple makes a number of counterarguments, but the most important is this: The App Store is not a monopoly.
—Gilad Edelman, WIRED, 4 May 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterargument
Noun
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The post-presidential-address rebuttal is widely seen as an opportunity for emerging party leaders to take the spotlight.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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Here's what Trump may say and what Democrat is delivering a rebuttal.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But not a refutation of the broader bull case just yet.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
22 Feb. 2025
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But The Dry Season is anything but a refutation of her earlier work.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Other scientists point to a mountain of counterevidence showing that facial movements during emotions vary too widely to be universal beacons of emotional meaning.—
Lisa Feldman Barrett,
Scientific American,
27 Apr. 2022
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Archaeological and geological counterevidence concerning Oak Island and the Money Pit point to something well short of an Indiana Jones movie.—
Dylan Taylor-Lehman,
Popular Mechanics,
13 May 2021
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“Counterargument.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterargument. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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