counterthesis

English

Etymology

From counter- +‎ thesis.

Noun

counterthesis (plural countertheses)

1. A thesis that rebuts another.
   • 2007 September 30, “Push Buttons; Pull Lever”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Brooks never mentions that the book is a 400-page scientific and historical argument against precisely what he offers as a counterthesis, expressed in this rhetorical question: “Is it possible that substance has something to do with the political fortunes of parties?