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

The counterargument is that you can’t make a villain out of that year’s actual champion, Max Verstappen, when Sonny drives a lot like him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

“The counterargument is, you know, ‘Aren’t you promoting a constitutional crisis?’

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2024

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