A new type of wrong answer option in CR

I believe I know what you're referring to. Yes, these wrong answers exist in official problems, and they're particularly tricky. Here's an example I just made up. Can you confirm that this matches what you're seeing?



The wrong answer makes you think, 'what's the point? We're doing badly anyways, and offering takeout doesn't fix the underlying problem, so it's like putting a band-aid on a broken leg.'

That said, it's still wrong. It's wrong because it's technically out of scope. The rules of CR say that the right answer to a weaken problem will make the exact conclusion less likely to be right. Here, the specific conclusion isn't 'we'll make lots of money' or 'our profits will be high' - it's 'offering takeout will increase profits'. The right answer has to specifically show that offering takeout might not increase profits.

The wrong answer might relate to the argument as a whole, but it doesn't tell you anything specifically about whether offering takeout will affect profits, so it's out of scope. Out of scope = 'doesn't bear on the specific conclusion', not 'doesn't relate to the point of the argument at all'.

Thanks for the clarification ccooley. Now I get that it is actually an 'Out of scope' choice. Referring to this: The wrong answer might relate to the argument as a whole, but it doesn't tell you anything specifically about whether offering takeout will affect profits, so it's out of scope. according to me the wrong answer is wrong as it doesn't directly direct answer the question rather it is still a valid, relatable assertion. In such cases, does it help to look at such choices 'standalone' for a moment and then mark the answer? By standalone, I mean to get a general view of how it is related to the conclusion