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
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
In his latest special, Pete Holmes makes a forceful counterargument to atheist comics like Ricky Gervais who mock belief in God.
From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2023
What about the counterargument offered by the 2012 election?
From Salon • Dec. 3, 2023
But Dimple knew he’d talk her down, that he’d have a good counterargument for every one of hers.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.