The bicycle salesman tried to his cheap and unsafe to unsuspecting cyclists. pedal / peddles paddle / pedals puddle / pebbles peddle / pedals

Peddle/pedals. Peddle means to sell, pedal is a foot-operated crank/lever used on a bike.

Refute it, showing why it is mistaken—an apparent but not real problem; acknowledge its validity or plausibility, but suggest why on balance it's relatively less important or less likely than what you propose, and thus doesn't overturn it; concede its force and complicate your idea accordingly—restate your thesis in a more exact, qualified, or nuanced way that takes account of the objection, or start a new section in which you consider your topic in light of it. this will work if the counterargument concerns only an aspect of your argument; if it undermines your whole case, you need a new thesis.

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