Wednesday, September 19, 2018

a word for questioning the validity

suppose that someone at top echelon of an institution delivers a statement. I doubt whether the statement is a fact or not. Do I say "I question it" or anything else? what is the short laconic phrase or word for it?



if I say "I question it", the speaker might think I am doubting his authority rather than the statement he made. what is a better way of doing it? I don't want to use the word question to avoid ambiguity.



also, I am questioning his statement in an affirmative tone, assuming that he is wrong or might be wrong.

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