TOMMY (persistently but a little intimidated by the crowd)

It's always that way, in every story I ever read about a ship landing from outer space.

—The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,
Rod Serling

What scientific fact is Tommy’s theory based on?

Meteors can do some crazy things.
Spaceships often land on Earth.
Technology makes space travel possible.
Meteors can move people from planet to planet.

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.

I’m not sure about maybe