counterargument
noun
coun·ter·ar·gu·ment
ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈär-gyə-mənt 
variants
or counter-argument
plural counterarguments or counter-arguments
: an opposing argument
Joseph Stiglitz's new book, "The Price of Inequality," is the single most comprehensive counterargument to both Democratic neoliberalism and Republican laissez-faire theories.—
Thomas B. Edsall
Thomas B. Edsall… careful consideration of each of the arguments made by the appellant, and of the counter-arguments advanced by the appellees …—Jonathan M. Landers et al.
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The defendants raise several counterarguments, starting with the assertion that the claims are time-barred.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Document your successes and revisit them regularly to build a factual counterargument to self-doubt.
—Patricia Kennedy, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
To me the more compelling counterargument is that RCV seems unlikely to do anything to reduce partisanship and encourage cross-party compromise.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Her counterargument, essentially, is that his atheism, too, boils down to a kind of feeling.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Document your successes and revisit them regularly to build a factual counterargument to self-doubt.
—Patricia Kennedy, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
To me the more compelling counterargument is that RCV seems unlikely to do anything to reduce partisanship and encourage cross-party compromise.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Her counterargument, essentially, is that his atheism, too, boils down to a kind of feeling.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Counterargument.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterargument. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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