rebuttal
confutation
refutation
contradiction
refuter
defense
defence
objection
redargue
that's the thing
disputation
refutationist
elenctic
elench
and then everyone on the bus clapped
counterspeech
calling into question
demand for explanation
how do you like them apples
hypobole
white noise
counterexample
oppugn
oh ar
talk down
confuter
disprobative
rebutter
oo arr
disprover
oh yeah
nonrefutation
retort
refutandum
now
disagreement
surrebutter
telling off
reiterative
counterstate
telling-to
procatalepsis
talk around
verification
disputedly
apotreptic
dispute
answer
backtalk
rebuttably
argumentativity
lesson
strawman
surrebuttal
admonishment
straw man
response
confuted
remonstration
refutationally
contradictory
check
counterargumentation
counterrebuttal
mutter
rip to shreds
as I was saying
counterplea
justificative
meet
rebutment
defensive
yes-huh
affirmatio
protest
justificatory
surrebut
work the oracle
mudslinging
replead
tone police
innuendo
counterscoff
disaffirm
bite the bullet
refutability
intercontradiction
sidebar comment
remonstrance
tu quoque

English words for 'the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument'

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