counterargument

Example Sentences

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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

One counterargument is that we haven’t had a fatal crash in 15 years.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2025

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.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

In his latest special, Pete Holmes makes a forceful counterargument to atheist comics like Ricky Gervais who mock belief in God.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2023

Already, however, there was a counterargument brewing in the recesses of my own conscience.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama