{"id":6382,"date":"2011-03-04T13:15:51","date_gmt":"2011-03-04T21:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=6382"},"modified":"2011-02-22T13:25:11","modified_gmt":"2011-02-22T21:25:11","slug":"gmat-on-demand-how-to-weaken-a-gmat-critical-reasoning-argument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-on-demand-how-to-weaken-a-gmat-critical-reasoning-argument\/","title":{"rendered":"Knewton Video on Demand: How to Weaken a GMAT Critical Reasoning Argument"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object id=\"wistia_290768\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" codebase=\"https:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"opaque\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"videoUrl=https:\/\/embed.wistia.com\/deliveries\/fb486e4ddb007159f7babef2eb10d5a882da6173.bin&amp;stillUrl=https:\/\/embed.wistia.com\/deliveries\/5e1f2161c28cb47f2dff61e8cef58d78e581e001.bin&amp;unbufferedSeek=false&amp;controlsVisibleOnLoad=true&amp;autoPlay=false&amp;endVideoBehavior=reset&amp;playButtonVisible=true&amp;embedServiceURL=https:\/\/distillery.wistia.com\/x&amp;accountKey=wistia-production_4247&amp;mediaID=wistia-production_290768&amp;mediaDuration=543.7\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/embed.wistia.com\/flash\/embed_player_v1.1.swf\" \/><param name=\"name\" value=\"wistia_290768\" \/><embed id=\"wistia_290768\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.wistia.com\/flash\/embed_player_v1.1.swf\" name=\"wistia_290768\" flashvars=\"videoUrl=https:\/\/embed.wistia.com\/deliveries\/fb486e4ddb007159f7babef2eb10d5a882da6173.bin&amp;stillUrl=https:\/\/embed.wistia.com\/deliveries\/5e1f2161c28cb47f2dff61e8cef58d78e581e001.bin&amp;unbufferedSeek=false&amp;controlsVisibleOnLoad=true&amp;autoPlay=false&amp;endVideoBehavior=reset&amp;playButtonVisible=true&amp;embedServiceURL=https:\/\/distillery.wistia.com\/x&amp;accountKey=wistia-production_4247&amp;mediaID=wistia-production_290768&amp;mediaDuration=543.7\" wmode=\"opaque\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><script src=\"https:\/\/embed.wistia.com\/embeds\/v.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[   if(!navigator.mimeTypes['application\/x-shockwave-flash'])Wistia.VideoEmbed('wistia_290768',600,337,{videoUrl:'https:\/\/embed.wistia.com\/deliveries\/b5d57f5ba2642e19493230a9124c6cd8c3f8f88a.bin',stillUrl:'https:\/\/embed.wistia.com\/deliveries\/5e1f2161c28cb47f2dff61e8cef58d78e581e001.bin',distilleryUrl:'https:\/\/distillery.wistia.com\/x',accountKey:'wistia-production_4247',mediaId:'wistia-production_290768',mediaDuration:543.7})\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In this video, Jen and Dave run through the basics of \"weaken\" CR questions. 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