A rebuttal letter issued by Pes and other demographers involved in the studies makes similar points.

It never condescends to Sisters Barnes and Paxton and they always have sound rebuttals at the ready; they are also observant, smart and canny.

When I would try to present any fact-based rebuttal, he would say, “This is what they want.”

Meredith McCarroll co-authored a collection of essays called “Appalachian Reckoning” that serves as a rebuttal to “Hillbilly Elegy.”

Hiring in the US surged unexpectedly last month, in a rebuttal to those worried that the economy might be headed for a sudden, sharp downturn.