The attempt to rebut an argument may involve generating a counterargument or finding a counterexample. Synonyms of counterargument may include rebuttal, reply, counterstatement, counterreason, comeback and response. In reasoning and argument mapping, a counterargument is an objection to an objection. Also, it should be examined whether the "ad hominem" argument shortens or diminishes the counterargument. Hickam's dictum is a counterargument to the use of Occam's razor in the medical profession. The counterargument points to some specific cases where torture has elicited true information. Pirro did not present a counterargument against Owens' anti-LGBT remarks. The only telling counterargument the government could offer was absolute necessity. And he published the counterargument against Yamano's criticism. Physicist Richard Feynman published a similar counterargument within his widely-read 1964 "Feynman Lectures on Physics". They also manipulated the time of the counterargument attack. Maier was invited to provide both a counterargument and relevant background information regarding the text. A counterargument to that is that space is limited in many schools.