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counterargument
[koun-ter-ahr-gyuh-muhnt]
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of counterargument1
Example Sentences
He never responded to the multiple critiques of his false claims about the program with cogent counterarguments.
Once the harassment campaign started to get more national attention, thousands of feminists logged on to defend the targets, flooding Twitter with memes and counterarguments that recognized the true villains as the Gamergaters themselves.
“The counterargument is, you know, ‘Aren’t you promoting a constitutional crisis?’
Appel: Echoing Seth, because he’s the most important person here, I actually think that the 25 years of “Family Guy” is the counterargument to the perceived tenderness of sensibilities.
At the same time, Soderbergh has continued to make his own canny counterarguments, usually in the form of movies.
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When To Use
A counterargument is an argument that is issued in response to someone else’s argument to show that the original claim is somehow incorrect.An argument, in this context, is a series of reasons used to make a claim. A counterargument is always a response—its point is to refute (prove wrong) the original argument. The term is most commonly used in formal contexts, like debates or courtroom settings, but it can also be used in informal contexts, like everyday discussions.Example: The debate team worked diligently to prepare a counterargument that disproved their opponents’ stance.
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