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counterargument

Syllabification: (coun·ter·ar·gu·ment)
Definition of counterargument

noun

  • an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument:the obvious counterargument to that dire prediction is that the recession has depressed earnings

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