Seraphin Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
"counter-comment" is probably wrong, so what is right?
claim and counter-claim.
argument and counter-argument.
comment and ??
Is there a word to substitute the ??
Thanks
argument and counter-argument.
comment and ??
Is there a word to substitute the ??
Thanks
Top answer
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Thanks, Grammar Geek.
Somehow I have the impression, which may be wrong, that rebuttal is used with a connotation that the prior comment is INcorrect (although both counter-claim and counter-argument seem to "rebut" the initial claim/argument).
I wonder if there is another word that can convey a more neutral connotation - more like "I beg to differ, so am offering a different comment
Somehow I have the impression, which may be wrong, that rebuttal is used with a connotation that the prior comment is INcorrect (although both counter-claim and counter-argument seem to "rebut" the initial claim/argument).
I wonder if there is another word that can convey a more neutral connotation - more like "I beg to differ, so am offering a different comment
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Response. Alternate viewpoint.
But if you disagree with the person, doesn't that imply that you think that person is wrong?
But if you disagree with the person, doesn't that imply that you think that person is wrong?
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