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

And sometimes they are simply the byproduct of a legal system that evolves through argument, counterargument, and the slow accretion of doctrine.

From Slate • Oct. 7, 2025

They ran into every argument and counterargument that have tugged, pulled and paralyzed other communities.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

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

I’d been readying my counterargument for when Ba got over being furious and decided it was time for me to return to my classes.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu