counter-argument
Example Sentences
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The Cut ran a counter-argument to its original column that pointed out how taxing “screen management” can be at home, and Slate bemoaned the pressure that comes with planning “summer de-escalation.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2025
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
There was no counter-argument that could influence him, but although he had made up his mind it was not clear whether he was talking this way because of conviction or indifference.
From The Trial by Wyllie, David
