The phrase "address the opposite" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a situation where one needs to consider or respond to an opposing viewpoint or idea.
Example: "In order to strengthen your argument, you should address the opposite perspective and provide counterarguments."
Alternatives: "consider the contrary" or "respond to the opposing view".
In contrast, we sought to address the opposite question in the current study, by investigating whether low levels of QS-cooperators can outcompete QS-cheaters.
If the original author agrees, we would ask another author to address the opposite side of the argument; if both papers were accepted, we would publish them together, as with this month's articles by Mushak and Calabrese.
While the commercials make light of overeating, in a charitable effort tied to Thanksgiving, Pepto-Bismol addresses the opposite: hunger.
The other significant import of the CLOUD Act is that it addresses the opposite situation where a foreign country requests data stored inside the United States.
Scholars looking at policy mixes for the energy transition and seeking to facilitate a move away from fossil-based structures are increasingly addressing the opposite side of innovation.
For addressing the opposite problem — windows that beam enough sunlight in to fry an egg on a cold plate — insulating drapes can help resolve the symptom but not the problem.
And "Ashley" addresses the opposite problem, with Big Sean timidly accepting his role in the dissolution of something that had once been beautiful: "Sorry for when you had to cry yourself to sleep/Tried to count on me and I made you count sheep".
The question that Kato and Harada address is the opposite of this.
The leadership problem that Labour must address is the opposite: we offer means without a bold and inspiring set of ends.
The question of the optimal grid-cell size has been addressed from the opposite direction by Gobakken and Næsset [63].
The question of the optimal grid-cell size has been addressed from the opposite direction by Gobakken and Næsset [ 63].
