counterevidence

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Recent Examples of counterevidence 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 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 An effective science defender will listen to a person’s reasons for not masking or vaccinating and share counterevidence without questioning their competence, good will or intelligence. Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2021 Even the consensus may get scrapped and rewritten if sufficient, credible counterevidence turns up. Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterevidence
Noun
  • As for the theory that catching would sap his power and offensive production, Goodman, who’s started 33 of Colorado’s 62 games behind the plate this season, has a counterargument.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 June 2025
  • One of the most prominent counterarguments comes from Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), which suggests that governments issuing their own currency can never run out of money.
    Sanford Mann, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • His win is the sign of a functioning democracy and a refutation of authoritarianism.
    E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 4 June 2025
  • Any falsehood or inaccuracy (real or alleged) enunciated by President Donald Trump is almost invariably immediately met with refutation, rebuke, even ridicule by his media critics and political opponents.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Alessi also highlighted that Welcher had amended his report after the trial began — leaving the defense little room for a robust rebuttal of the material — and brought up that Aperture LLC will make nearly $400,000 off the case, for the time of the company’s experts and their analysis and testing.
    Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 28 May 2025
  • But the strongest rebuttal to Hegseth’s argument is military history itself.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 26 May 2025

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“Counterevidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterevidence. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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