counter-argument
Example Sentences
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A small counter-argument: it is one thing expecting bad news, it's another actually getting it.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
My bank account would give a strong counter-argument.
From Salon • Nov. 12, 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
Privately, Pentagon officials argue that such curricula are rarely taught in academy classrooms, and when they are, the counter-argument is presented soon after — an example of a proper, balanced education in America, they say.
From Washington Times • Aug. 10, 2023
If we had nothing better to oppose to it, we might indeed neutralize its effect by a counter-argument of Edwards himself, which we find in his celebrated work on the will.
From A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory by Bledsoe, Albert Taylor