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- noun philosophy, law, sciences
Evidence which tends todisprove aclaim orhypothesis .
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Examples
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Once again, people have posted counterevidence to your claims.
Matthew Yglesias » Conservatives’ Unhinged Attacks on Nancy Pelosi 2009
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No amount of counterevidence can convince such atheists otherwise.
John Thatamanil: Beyond the Theism/Atheism Divide: A Plea for Humility 2010
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Because you evade answering simple questions and think you can make statements like the one you made about Psalm 8 without propping it up with counterevidence.
Is There Evidence For Mythicism? James F. McGrath 2010
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San Francisco -- If you think the politics of poisoning and ravaging America ended with George Bush's administration, here's some sobering counterevidence that a big part of our political elite wants to prove you wrong.
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We know that stereotypes are pretty sticky and that they are maintained over time in the face of lots of counterevidence. . .
Shock of Gray Ted C. Fishman 2010
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Israeli officials denounced the report as wrong and unfair but stinted on producing their own counterevidence of just how much effort their military put into avoiding the deaths of innocents in that extraordinarily difficult operation.
Israel’s PR Problem 2010
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Shouldn't he have been a bit more open and curious in the face of criticism and counterevidence?
DeathWish Airways: Alan Greenspan and the 30% Chance of Error Kathryn Schulz 2010
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Shouldn't he have been a bit more open and curious in the face of criticism and counterevidence?
Kathryn Schulz: DeathWish Airways: Alan Greenspan and the 30% Chance of Error 2010
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San Francisco -- If you think the politics of poisoning and ravaging America ended with George Bush's administration, here's some sobering counterevidence that a big part of our political elite wants to prove you wrong.
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Actually, for what it is worth, I consider Clinton to be evidence, not counterevidence, for my hypothesis.
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