When one makes an argument one should be prepared to answer any objections that may come from it. That is the same thing for others’ arguments. One should think of possible objections to one’s argument if others do not agree with either one’s conclusion or premises. One can either refute an argument directly or indirectly. If one is refuting an argument directly, one needs to show that at least one of the premises dubious, show that the argument isn’t valid or strong, or show that the conclusion is false. An example of a direct refusal of an argument is a debate I heard from my friends. One was saying that owning a nice expensive BMW would help you pick up dates. Another friend of mine argued that is not true at all. He owns a plain Toyota Camry, but he goes on different dates every week. That is a direct refusal that the first argument my friend made was not strong.
I really like how you explained how to raise objectives. When you talk about how one might have to defend their own argument and premises, it makes it more understanding that the person writing and coming up with the argument needs to be able to see both sides of their own argument and if someone does try to come in and negate everything that the person is trying to argue, then he or she will already be prepared to defend and state all of their truth and reasons for why he or she is arguing this and the fact that what the other person is refuting is actually not right and the argument is actually strong.
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