Sentence examples for counterargument from inspiring English sources

One could argue back that the collapse of the dike was by no means a foregone conclusion, or that it wouldn't have been that disastrous, or that by plugging one hole in the dike, the rest of the dike has become weaker, or some other metaphorically compatible counterargument.

Last week, writing about the Justice Department's move to block US Airways' planned merger with American Airlines, Mother Jones blogger Kevin Drum highlighted a novel counterargument.

I think there is a strong counterargument - what Shiller and others (such as the GMO investment firm) have shown - is that buying anywhere close to the top of these bubbles damages the long-term returns of investors (as seems to be the case at the moment given the Shiller p/e for the US).

The counterargument to the graph is that this is all about a lack of supply; Britain has not built enough houses*.

The counterargument is twofold.

Antilogic involves the assignment to any argument of a counterargument that negates it, with the implication that both argument and counterargument are equally true.

Similar "false" prophets appeared throughout the centuries to be met with a similar counterargument that the year 6000 was still some distance in the future.

If you do, include a counterargument or change your title if you must (and you're allowed to).

For every argument there seems to be a counterargument, and for every position a counterposition.

The Epitome and the Rudolphine Tables cast heliocentric astronomy and astrology into a form where detailed and extensive counterargument would force opponents to engage with its claims or silently ignore them to their disadvantage.

However, the counterargument was that interest groups are not equally endowed with resources.