>This is what I'm contending. No, I don't think this is true
replyIf you don't think it's true you're "contesting" it not "contending" it. To "contend" is to argue, so you would only use that if you were adopting the argument you quoted.
If you don't think it's true you're "contesting" it not "contending" it. To "contend" is to argue, so you would only use that if you were adopting the argument you quoted.