counter-argument
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The counter-argument is that the large housebuilders are “price-takers” rather than “price-makers”, because most of the homes bought and sold in the UK are second-hand.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024
When I talk to regular people who say, "Why should I vote? It doesn't make any difference," I don't always feel like I have a compelling counter-argument.
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2024
If the Cowboys can get another one, Jones will have a little more fodder for his counter-argument.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023
Privately, Pentagon officials argue that such curricula are rarely taught in academy classrooms, and when they are, the counter-argument is presented soon after — an example of a proper, balanced education in America, they say.
From Washington Times • Aug. 10, 2023
If we had nothing better to oppose to it, we might indeed neutralize its effect by a counter-argument of Edwards himself, which we find in his celebrated work on the will.
From A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory by Bledsoe, Albert Taylor