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counterargument

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




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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

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

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

To be sure, one counterargument to the “good enough” narrative is that bin Laden envisioned al-Qaida as “the base” on which other groups could then build their Islamist groups and overthrow secular states.

From Slate Apr. 21, 2026

The bots possess an exhausting reflex to present both sides of every issue, creating a false, artificial balance even when the counterargument is absurd.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 2026

Olbers’s counterargument was that the light from distant stars would be dimmed by absorption by intervening matter.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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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