counterargument

From counter- + argument.

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counterargument (plural counterarguments)

1. An argument that is opposed to another argument.

   Hypernym: argument

   Hyponym: countercounterargument

   Coordinate terms: counterassertion, counterclaim

   Near-synonyms: rebuttal, refutation

   • 2020 May 20, David Thrower, Ian Wray, “Revisiting the plan for developing the North's rail network”, in Rail, page 40:

     One argument is that "the virus has changed everything" and that people will work from home and travel much less, easing capacity pressures.
     But there is a counter argument whereby we may all discover that, longer-term, many jobs cannot after all be effectively carried out from home indefinitely.

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