rebuttal

«rebuttal» in Mova's school dictionary: A statement or argument that shows something said is wrong — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a rebuttal, rebuttals)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) A statement or argument that shows something said is wrong. tree →

2) (law, debate) A reply that answers the other side's claims. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school debates, each team gives a rebuttal to the other team's points. In persuasive writing pupils plan a rebuttal (counter-argument). Phrases: «a strong rebuttal», «in rebuttal», «rebuttal speech».

examples

• In the debate, our team gave a clever rebuttal. tree →
• Her rebuttal showed the facts were wrong. tree →
• Plan a rebuttal for the other side's best point. tree →
• The lawyer's rebuttal convinced the jury. tree →
• He wrote a short rebuttal to the letter in the newspaper. tree →
• The rebuttal speech came last. tree →

note

Verb «rebut» (rebutted, rebutting) — double «t». Formal; everyday words: «answer», «reply», «counter-argument».

In the corpora

• A rebuttal answers the other side's point, which shows you listened: "You said ___, but…"
• Each person gets a turn to answer, then a short turn to reply, called a rebuttal.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rebuttal» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.