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Antonyms for rebuttal: establish, demonstrate, and to show the existence or truth of by evidence.
The root word of "rebuttal" is "rebut," which means to contradict or oppose an argument or evidence.
No. A rebuttal is a defence used in law to weaken the credibility of the witnesses and/or evidence in regard to a certain incident or previous ruling.
The burden of rebuttal refers to the responsibility of the opposing side in a debate or argument to respond to and counter the arguments or evidence presented by the other side. It requires providing counterarguments or evidence that challenges the validity or effectiveness of the original argument. Failure to meet the burden of rebuttal can weaken a position in a debate.
A Rebuttal witness is a witness who's testimony contradicts another witness. For example in a murder case the defence might call a character witness to provide evidence that the accused was a mild mannered nice guy. A rebuttal witness might be called by the prosecution to provide contradictory evidence of the accused's character and might testify that the person was violent, bad tempered or abusive. Experts are often called to testify for the prosecution and the defence will then often call other (rebuttal) experts who might have reached a different conclusion.
A rebuttal is a counterargument or response to an opposing viewpoint or criticism. It is a way to challenge, dispute, or discredit an argument made by someone else by providing evidence or logic to support your own position.
The related terms of rebuttal and refutation are similar in meaning but distinct in use. A rebuttal regards the chance to respond to an argument with further information. A refutation is the specific rejection to an aspect of argument, often through the use of evidence. That being said a rebuttal can include the use of refutation to further its argument strength.
(in the US) In criminal trials - the defense ALWAYS makes the final closing argument before the judge and/or jury.However, according to the rules of criminal procedure, the prosecution does retain a right (if it wishes) to make a rebuttal argument. Sometimes the prosecution choosese to exercise this right, sometimes they do not.If the prosecution chooses to exercise the right to make a rebuttal argument there is no right to a "re-rebuttal" by the defense.
Start a rebuttal paragraph by clearly stating the opposing viewpoint or argument that you will be addressing. Then, provide evidence, reasoning, or examples to counter that viewpoint. Finally, conclude with a strong statement that summarizes your position and casts doubt on the opposing argument.
You would hear a rebuttal in a court room.
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The lawyer's rebuttal to the question resulted in her winning the trial.