Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An argument in opposition to another.
- noun Something that undermines an argument or deters someone from action.
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- noun An
argument that is opposed to another argument.
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- noun an argument offered in opposition to another argument
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Examples
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The main counterargument is that a Kurdish-Shiite invading army would have made it even harder to deal with Sunnis after Saddam fell.
Why Iraq Has No Army 2005
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The main counterargument is that a Kurdish-Shiite invading army would have made it even harder to deal with Sunnis after Saddam fell.
Why Iraq Has No Army 2005
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The other counterargument is that the costs involved in fixing SS may be such that it makes sense to make the transition.
Comment of the Week, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The last counterargument is literally an ancient one.
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One major counterargument is that by forcing people to act differently, there may have been essentially forced opportunities to re-evaluate stereotypes.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Public Opinion, Anti-Discrimination Law, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 2010
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The counterargument is that there are trillions of planets.
Science 2010
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The main counterargument would probably be that such terrorists have not committed treason.
Azeem Ibrahim: UK Law Should Recognize That Terrorists Aren't Just Criminals, They're Traitors Azeem Ibrahim 2010
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But the counterargument is that it's just the way technology works — things replace things.
The New Tech Collectibles Tom Samiljan 2010
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The main counterargument would probably be that such terrorists have not committed treason.
Azeem Ibrahim: UK Law Should Recognize That Terrorists Aren't Just Criminals, They're Traitors Azeem Ibrahim 2010
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My basic counterargument is that Chile is incomparable both on scale of the crimes and the overall policy picture instituted by Pinochet.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism 2010
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