Informal arguments

study of how conclusions are reached through logical reasoning; one of four rhetorical modes

form of incorrect argument in natural language

thumb|A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin is a book by American author [[Harriet Beecher Stowe. It was published to document the veracity of the depiction of slavery in Stowe's anti-slavery novel ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' (1852). ]] In reasoning and argument mapping, a counterargument is an objection to an objection. A counterargument can be used to rebut an objection to a premise, a main contention or a lemma. Synonyms of counterargument may include rebuttal, reply, counterstatement, counterreason, comeback and response. An attempt to rebut an argument may involve generating a counterargument, or finding