counterarguing
Offering opposing points
Counterarguing is the mental process of generating objections or rebuttals while receiving a persuasive message.
When you hear a sales pitch or political speech and find yourself thinking of reasons it's wrong, you're counterarguing: The more she pushed the product, the more I found myself counterarguing.
The term appears frequently in psychology and communication research, where counterarguing is studied as a form of resistance to persuasion.
Formal response disputing claims
- refutationDisproving a statement
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- dialecticLogical argument through opposition
- propositionStatement expressing a judgment
antithesis · premise · syllogism · logic · evidence · deliberation · discourse · polemic
Disproving a statement
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- invalidationAct of nullifying
negation · demurral · repudiation · confutation · discrediting · undermining · counterclaim · counterevidence
Active resistance or dissent
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- discordLack of agreement
friction · tension · defiance · pushback · skepticism · dissent · noncompliance · obstinacy
Convincing someone not to
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- ethosCollective moral character
- pathosPity-evoking quality
- logosBrand identification symbols
credibility · appeal · influence · convincing · eloquence · assertiveness · perspective · propaganda
rebuttal
Formal response disputing claims
- refutationDisproving a statement
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- dialecticLogical argument through opposition
proposition · antithesis · premise · syllogism · logic · evidence · deliberation · discourse · polemic · fallacy
refutation
Disproving a statement
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- denialRefusal to accept reality
invalidation · negation · demurral · repudiation · confutation · discrediting · undermining · counterclaim · counterevidence · counterpoint
opposition
Active resistance or dissent
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
discord · friction · tension · defiance · pushback · skepticism · dissent · noncompliance · obstinacy · stubbornness
dissuasion
Convincing someone not to
logos · credibility · appeal · influence · convincing · eloquence · assertiveness · perspective · propaganda · bias
counterarguingagreeing
Sharing the same view
conceding · concurring · assenting · endorsing · supporting
counterarguingcorroborating
Strengthening with evidence
validating · substantiating · reinforcing · bolstering · buttressing
counterarguingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
disengaging · letting it go · not responding · tuning out · walking away
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