counterview
- noun
- /ˈkaʊntərˌvju/
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contrapunto
- In the debate, she presented a strong counterview that challenged the widely accepted beliefs of the audience.
Examples
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The journalist provided a counterview to the mainstream narrative, emphasizing alternative perspectives on the issue.
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First, perhaps some volunteers not only believed in the desertification narrative but also wanted to act on this in the face of the local counterview.
Academic text (2008) -
Of all such questions about Levinas, I have been most struck by his obliviousness to the feminist counterview that his radical disjuncture of self and other simply consummates a culturally male perspective on human relationships.
Academic text (1994) -
His analysis of the policy included a thoughtful counterview that highlighted potential flaws in the initial proposal.
Synonyms
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4.1
The other side of something that shows a different, often negative, effect
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6.2
Something that contrasts with or balances another thing
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5.1
A reason that disagrees with another reason in a discussion
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3.9
A view that disagrees with your opinion in a discussion
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7.2
A story that challenges the official version of events
An argument that opposes another idea
An explanation that disagrees with an earlier view
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
The word counterview combines the part counter-, which means 'against' and appears in words like counterattack, with view, meaning 'opinion' or 'what you see'. So a counterview is an opinion that stands 'against' or opposes another opinion.