52. The Refutation - Deepstash

52. The Refutation

The place of the refutation will vary greatly with the argument and with the audience. Its purpose is to put out of the way as effectively as possible the main points urged by the other side.

In an argument of fact this is done both by exposing weak places in the reasoning and by throwing doubt on the facts cited, either through proof that they are contradicted by better evidence, or that the evidence brought forward to establish them is shaky or inconclusive. In an argument of policy the points on the other side are met either by throwing doubt on the facts on which they rest.

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