Raising Objections
In the textbook, raising objections can show whether or not an argument is bad or not. Raising objections in an argument is puts one or more of the premises into question. You basically begin to contradict yourself in your own arguments. For example, you are try to sell a car and you point out the new state-of-the-art features, but then you bring your pitch down by saying the gas mileage is really low. The argument would've been good without the last part.
Refuting an Argument Directly
In this chapter there are more techniques to throw off an argument and prove it wrong and refuting directly is one of the methods that can be used. Firstly, there are three ways to directly refute an argument. You could show that there is doubt in a premise, show that argument isn't strong or valid, and show that the conclusion is false. But to successfully take an argument down, you need good proof to back it up.
After reading your post, I have a better understanding of what raising objections and refuting an argument directly means. I liked the example you used for the topic of raising objections. I believe that many people contradict themselves and they don't even catch themselves doing it. If you are trying to sell your car, why bring the attention of low mileage? It would of been better off not saying that the mileage on the car is low. This example gave me a better understanding of raising objections. Overall, great post and giving a better understanding of what the each topic means.
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