rebuttal
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The Daily Wire published a rebuttal to one particular argument about the bullet’s trajectory.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026
When the Ayush Ministry challenged one of them, he responded with a detailed scientific rebuttal - and moved on.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Erica Donald’s three-word rebuttal on X to speculation about her husband playing football again was also light-hearted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
One friend, Jeff told me, asked DeepSeek, China’s leading homegrown AI model, to write a rebuttal in the same style as the Journal piece.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
An extended rebuttal of your opponent’s arguments isn’t really necessary if you’re delivering the father-of-the-bride speech at your beloved daughter’s wedding.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
After scrapping the Harris endorsement, he overhauled the opinion section, calling for critical pieces to be accompanied by rebuttals and requesting to review columns before publication.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
After critics blamed lobbyists for Slater’s ouster, Davis posted several rebuttals External link on X.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
His tone, though, drew strong rebuttals from across the bench.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2025
It never condescends to Sisters Barnes and Paxton and they always have sound rebuttals at the ready; they are also observant, smart and canny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2024
I had no effective rebuttals, and my reason for wanting to make the trip—I think I’m supposed to—wasn’t something I could explain without sounding even crazier than they already feared I was.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
Vocabulary lists containing rebuttal
Argumentative Writing
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Rhetoric
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 1
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