The action or an act of retort, v.1 (in various senses).
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| 释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [noun] > by turning argument against opponent (16) retorting1509 The action or an act of retort, v.1 (in various senses). retortion1574 The action of responding to an argument by using it against its originator. Obsolete. recrimination1585 Originally: the action of making an accusation, esp. (and formerly always) a countercharge or counter-accusation. Now usually: the action of… retorsion1624 Originally: †the act of giving something back or in return (obsolete). Later: the action or an act of retorting an argument, charge, etc. Cf. reto… retortment1649 An accusation in return. discriminationa1670 An accusation or criticism; = recrimination, n. 2. Obsolete. rare. whataboutery1974 The practice of responding to an accusation or difficult question by making a counter-accusation or raising a different issue. Also in later use… whataboutism1978 The practice of responding to an accusation or difficult question by making a counter-accusation or raising a different issue. Also in later use… Subcategories:— instance of (5) — assigning one's own fault (1) — use of (2) |
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