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rebuttal
noun
A response that challenges a claim with opposing arguments or evidence.
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A rebuttal challenges a claim; its existence alone does not show that the claim has been disproved.
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Her rebuttal addressed the strongest objection instead of repeating the original assertion.
A second student offered a rebuttal to the lighting claim by explaining why chair comfort was not evidence about visibility.
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A rebuttal challenges a claim; its existence alone does not show that the claim has been disproved.
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