counterevidence

See also: counter-evidence

English

Alternative forms

counter-evidence

Etymology

counter- +‎ evidence

Noun

counterevidence (countable and uncountable, plural counterevidences)

(philosophy, law, sciences) Evidence which tends to disprove a claim or hypothesis.
- 1838, David King, “Two lectures, in reply to the speeches of Dr. Chalmers on church extension,” Hume Tracts, David Robertson (Glasgow), p. 21:
  Having been strongly pressed to do so, I gave counter-evidence, and I believe, in the opinion of the Commission, demolished the Doctor a second time.
- 1975, Edward Kelly, “Curriculum Evaluation and Literary Criticism: Comments on the Analogy,” Curriculum Theory Network, vol. 5, no. 2, p. 102:
  As the alternative norms and counterevidences are uncovered, it is the evaluator's task to determine inconsistency, contradiction, and subterfuge, and then to render his own verdict.
- 2007, Daniel A. Weiskopf, “Patrolling the Mind’s Boundaries,” Erkenntnis, vol. 68, no. 2, p. 273:
  People persevere in asserting all sorts of things in the face of apparent counterevidence.

References

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单词	counterevidence
释义	counterevidence See also: counter-evidence English Alternative forms counter-evidence Etymology counter- +‎ evidence Noun counterevidence (countable and uncountable, plural counterevidences) (philosophy, law, sciences) Evidence which tends to disprove a claim or hypothesis. 1838, David King, “Two lectures, in reply to the speeches of Dr. Chalmers on church extension,” Hume Tracts, David Robertson (Glasgow), p. 21: Having been strongly pressed to do so, I gave counter-evidence, and I believe, in the opinion of the Commission, demolished the Doctor a second time. 1975, Edward Kelly, “Curriculum Evaluation and Literary Criticism: Comments on the Analogy,” Curriculum Theory Network, vol. 5, no. 2, p. 102: As the alternative norms and counterevidences are uncovered, it is the evaluator's task to determine inconsistency, contradiction, and subterfuge, and then to render his own verdict. 2007, Daniel A. Weiskopf, “Patrolling the Mind’s Boundaries,” Erkenntnis, vol. 68, no. 2, p. 273: People persevere in asserting all sorts of things in the face of apparent counterevidence. References "counterevidence" at OneLook® Dictionary Search.
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