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To undermine or weaken an argument, you have to provide facts, data. You cannot give your opinion and say that it undermines something.
e.g.
A: This is a beautiful painting.
B: It is not beautiful.
B does not undermine A's argument (opinion). To undermine A's argument, B needs to say something like - its composition is not balanced or too many primary colours are used together in a small space or the colours have become muddy etc.
B cannot give his own opinion to undermine A's opinion. Opinions are conclusions, not premises supporting or opposing conclusions.
03 Sep 2023, 07:34
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Use simple method
Fact or Opinion In favour of Argument (+)/ In Oppose of Argument (-)
S1 : Opinion , -
S2: Opinion , +
A
B
C
D
E
DEB are eliminated as they say either S1 or S2 are evidence. Only C and A remains which now can be worked easily.
Fact or Opinion In favour of Argument (+)/ In Oppose of Argument (-)
S1 : Opinion , -
S2: Opinion , +
A
B
C
D
E
DEB are eliminated as they say either S1 or S2 are evidence. Only C and A remains which now can be worked easily.
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To solve this question, let us deploy IMS's four-step technique.
STEP #1 -> IDENTIFY THE QUESTION TYPE
Let us read the question stem to identify the question type. The stem states, 'In the argument given, the two boldfaced portions play which of the following roles?' What we have is a boldface question.
Now that the question type is identified, let us proceed to the second step.
STEP #2 -> X-RAY THE ARGUMENT
In a boldface question, it is a must to figure out the roles of all sentences by x-raying the argument. Let us therefore read the argument and determine the role of each sentence.
SENTENCE #1 -> A prominent investor who holds a large stake in the Burton Tool company has recently claimed that the company is mismanaged, citing as evidence the company's failure to slow production in response to a recent rise in its inventory of finished products. - This sentence consists of a claim, which is not the author's, along with a piece of evidence that substantiates the claim.
SENTENCE #2 -> It is doubtful whether an investor's sniping at management can ever be anything other than counterproductive, but in this case it is clearly not justified. - This entire sentence tells us the author's viewpoint.
SENTENCE #3 -> It is true that an increased inventory of finished products often indicates that production is outstripping demand, but in Burton's case it indicates no such thing. - The first portion of this sentence states a fact; the second portion is the author's belief.
SENTENCE #4 -> The increase in inventory is entirely attributable to products that have already been assigned to orders received from customers. - This sentence supports the position of the author in the previous sentence; it is therefore a piece of evidence that substantiates the author's claim.
Now that the argument is x-rayed, let us proceed to the third step.
STEP #3 -> FRAME A SHADOW ANSWER
Based on the previously executed steps, let us come up with a shadow answer.
SHADOW ANSWER: The first is a claim of a prominent investor; the second is the author's claim.
Now that we have framed a shadow answer, let us proceed to the final step.
STEP #4 -> ELIMINATE INCORRECT OPTIONS
(A) The first states the position that the argument as a whole opposes; the second provides evidence to undermine the support for the position being opposed. - NOT A MATCH - The second does not provide evidence; it is the author's claim/conclusion. - ELIMINATE
(B) The first states the position that the argument as a whole opposes; the second is evidence that has been used to support the position being opposed. - NOT A MATCH - The second is not evidence, but the author's claim/conclusion. - ELIMINATE
(C) The first states the position that the argument as a whole opposes; the second states the conclusion of the argument as a whole. - MATCHES THE SHADOW ANSWER - The position "the company is mismanaged" is that of the prominent investor. Does the argument as a whole oppose this position? Yes! In fact, it says, 'It, that is, the position - sniping at the management by stating the company is mismanaged - is clearly not justified.' It then goes on to say, 'It is true that an increased inventory of finished products often indicates that production is outstripping demand, but in Burton's case it indicates no such thing.' Now, is the second boldfaced portion the conclusion of the argument as a whole? Yes! It is clearly the claim of the author (and so of the argument), and uses sentences #4 and #5 as its premises. - KEEP
(D) The first is evidence that has been used to support a position that the argument as a whole opposes; the second provides information to undermine the force of that evidence. - NOT A MATCH - The first is not evidence, but a claim/position. - ELIMINATE
(E) The first is evidence that has been used to support a position that the argument as a whole opposes; the second states the conclusion of the argument as a whole. - NOT A MATCH - Again, the first is not evidence. - ELIMINATE
Hence, (C) is the correct answer.
