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Objection (argument)
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Argumentation_theory/9oaSBJSo">argumentation</a>, an objection is a reason <a href="/facts/Argument/1K1e3Xg4">arguing</a> against a <a href="/facts/Premise/HluL8lcd">premise</a>, <a href="/facts/Argument/1K1e3Xg4">argument</a>, or <a href="/facts/Conclusion_of_law/DwkWTbF3">conclusion</a>. Definitions of objection vary in whether an objection is always an argument (or <a href="/facts/Counterargument/kbntSB4M">counterargument</a>) or may include other moves such as questioning. </p><p>An objection to an objection is sometimes known as a <a href="/facts/Counterargument/kbntSB4M">rebuttal</a>. </p><p>An objection can be issued against an argument retroactively from the point of reference of that argument. This form of objection – invented by the presocratic philosopher <a href="/facts/Parmenides/PmSM3e3v">Parmenides</a> – is commonly referred to as a retroactive refutation. </p>