Rebuttal Strategies

Indirect	Direct
Inconsistency	Doubt
“Get your story straight!”	“Oh yeah? Prove it!”
Show that their claims conflict with one another	Show that their claim hasn't been proven
Insignificance	Denial
“That's small potatoes!”	“No it's not!”
Show that their claim, while it might be true, isn't a big deal	Show that their claim is wrong
Irrelevance	Retort
“That's beside the point!”	“That's backwards!”
Show that their claim, while it might be true, is irrelevant	Show that their claim gets things backwards

Science of Technology