disproofs
Evidence against claims
Disproofs are pieces of evidence or arguments that demonstrate something to be false or invalid.
A disproof counters a claim by showing it cannot be true: The fossil record provides disproofs of young-earth creationism.
In logic and mathematics, disproofs often work by counterexample—a single case that invalidates a general statement.
Point challenging another's position
- rebuttalFormal response disputing claims
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- debunkingProving claims false
- invalidationAct of nullifying
contradiction · confutation · negation · repudiation · overturning · undermining · discrediting · quashing
Instance disproving a claim
- fallacyError in reasoning
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- inconsistencyLack of steady pattern
- invalidWithout legal force
unsound · illogical · paradox · deduction · inference · syllogism · theorem · axiom
Written proof or instructions
- dataFacts for analysis
- factsVerifiable pieces of truth
- recordsStored data or albums
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
verification · corroboration · demonstration · exhibit · substantiation · authentication · witness · affidavit
counterargument
Point challenging another's position
- rebuttalFormal response disputing claims
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- debunkingProving claims false
invalidation · contradiction · confutation · negation · repudiation · overturning · undermining · discrediting · quashing · denial
counterexample
Instance disproving a claim
- fallacyError in reasoning
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- inconsistencyLack of steady pattern
invalid · unsound · illogical · paradox · deduction · inference · syllogism · theorem · axiom · indirect
documentation
Written proof or instructions
testimony · verification · corroboration · demonstration · exhibit · substantiation · authentication · witness · affidavit · certification
disproofsproofs
Demonstrations of truth
confirmations · verifications · validations · demonstrations · substantiations