Counterquestion

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A question that serves as a reply to, or distraction from, another.

    "This leads to a counterquestion — why can’t M.L.B. be happy to initiate its channel with a combined guaranteed 30 million subscribers?"

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"This leads to a counterquestion — why can’t M.L.B. be happy to initiate its channel with a combined guaranteed 30 million subscribers?"

Etymology

From counter- + question.

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