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refutation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defence, defense |
| Type of | answer |
| Has types | confutation, rebuttal |
| Derivation | refute |
his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive.
refutation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | disproof, falsification, falsifying, refutal |
| Type of | finding, determination |
| Derivation | refute |
refutation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | disproof, falsification |
| Type of | grounds, evidence |
| Has types | counterexample, reductio ad absurdum, confutation, reductio |
| Derivation | refute |
Examples of refutation
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I haven't seen any statistically sound refutation of the BEST analysis to date.
From the forbes.com
I'm not going to bother with a detailed refutation, but I'll give you the gist.
From the scienceblogs.com
And tell them to read Seamus Milne's passionate refutation of this Israeli claim.
From the infowars.com
This refutation leads to what later became known as the transformation problem.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The piece becomes a paean to technology rather than a refutation of its power.
From the theatlantic.com
Your refutation does not hold true if the plane is sitting unmoving on the ground.
From the evangelicaloutpost.com
Rather, I would like to offer a different sort of refutation of the central point.
From the scienceblogs.com
Fifth, it is best to give context and explain what you are issuing a refutation to.
From the time.com
But Aron Ra's wife was asking for a simple refutation of presuppositionalism.
From the scienceblogs.com
- The speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it"
- Disproof: any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
- Falsification: the act of determining that something is false
- (refute) overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments"
- (refute) prove to be false or incorrect
- In informal logic an objection (also called expostulation or refutation), is a reason arguing against a premise, lemma or main contention. An objection to an objection is known as a rebuttal.
- (Refute (Transformers)) Mini-Cons are a human-sized race and faction of power-enhancing transforming robots in the universe and its sequels, one of the assorted universes in Transformers fiction. ...
- An act of refuting or disproving; the overthrowing of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof; confutation; disproof; evidence of falseness; A vocal answer to an attack on one's assertions
- (Refute) Demonstrate that a strategy, move, or opening is not as good as previously thought (often, that it leads to a loss).
