Question

What does a historian do when he or she points out problems with an argument?

Answer 1

Answer:

The historian makes a rebuttal / counterclaim

Explanation:

Refutation is finding the error in a general argument and explaining the same through the use of quotations, reasons or evidence.

The refutation is a statement, an affirmation, which has the following logical structure:  

From a Hypothesis (= H) can be inferred Conclusions (= C)

and if these Conclusions are not given (¬C)

then the Hypothesis is not given either (¬H)

Answer 2

The Historian makes a counterclaim