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counterargument

[kaun-ter-ahr-gyuh-muhnt] / ˈkaʊn tərˌɑr gjə mənt /




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The counterargument is that the case for waiting depends on assumptions that aren’t holding up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The only real difference is Fifa did put its counterargument forward in the early hours of Friday - along with an assertion its "planned consultation process was disrupted by incorrect media reports".

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

If their views diverged, they listened to each other instead of silently preparing a counterargument.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

But prominent economist Torsten Sløk is floating a counterargument that inflation may not fall as expected.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

But Dimple knew he’d talk her down, that he’d have a good counterargument for every one of hers.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

Wall Street also had more time to digest the Citrini scenario and offer counterarguments.

From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026

Its edge comes from speed and breadth — reviewing more scenarios, more counterarguments and more data in much less time.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 25, 2026

Critics of private equity, though, offer several counterarguments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2025

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.

From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2024

Of course, responsible writers have to deal with counterarguments and counterevidence.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker


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