Definitions for "Refutation"
The act or process of refuting or disproving, or the state of being refuted; proof of falsehood or error; the overthrowing of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine, or theory, by argument or countervailing proof.
The process of attacking and defending arguments.
Direct responses to an argument
A move or series of moves that demonstrates a flaw in a game, move, variation, analysis or plan.
A refutation is a move by black that defeats a try. Refutation play is the tree of continuations that follow the try. See also Try.
A move or series of moves that demonstrates a flaw in a game, move, plan, variation, or analysis.
a counterexample that meets all of the hypotheses of the proposed theorem
any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
a result of an analysis based on evidence and sound thinking
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"
Introducing reasons why others may believe differently followed by an explanation showing why these reasons are not convincing.
Keywords:  false, something, act, determining
the act of determining that something is false