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22 Apr 2019, 01:50
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my process for weaken question has been the following
the following is my method for attacking a weaken question :
Please support me and encourage me to keep adding my method for other type of questions by giving Kudos if you find the below useful
1)read the question stem --> know its a weaken question
2)read the stimulus find the conclusion and how this is supported by the premise
3)check for -- > gap in reasoning between the premise and conclusion , flawed reasoning, change of scope of the subject in discussion between premise and conclusion .
4)look for options that target the above specifically if the stimulus has any of the above weakness
5)if the stimulus does not have any of the weakness above , then look for an option with a new information that would allow the premise to be true and yet the conclusion to be doubtful in the light of the new information , ie, look for options that de-links the premise with the conclusion
6)while reading the options , the scope of the options must be limited by the scope of the premise and the qualification of the conclusion eg, if the conclusion is about danger to animals by suffocation then any option talking about poisoning is dangerous
Common traps to watch for :
a) if the stimulus is a conversation type , then make sure whose argument is asked to be weakened. and also make sure what part of the stimulus is a fact and what is the conclusion drawn by the speaker this might be a bit confusing
b) If the stimulus has two premise or facts that have no connection but together support the conclusion , then the best option would weaken both the options , usually in such cases the most effective wrong answers will be the ones that weaken one of the premises while the other premise is tyically shielding the conclusion for this exact weakener.
the following is my method for attacking a weaken question :
Please support me and encourage me to keep adding my method for other type of questions by giving Kudos if you find the below useful
1)read the question stem --> know its a weaken question
2)read the stimulus find the conclusion and how this is supported by the premise
3)check for -- > gap in reasoning between the premise and conclusion , flawed reasoning, change of scope of the subject in discussion between premise and conclusion .
4)look for options that target the above specifically if the stimulus has any of the above weakness
5)if the stimulus does not have any of the weakness above , then look for an option with a new information that would allow the premise to be true and yet the conclusion to be doubtful in the light of the new information , ie, look for options that de-links the premise with the conclusion
6)while reading the options , the scope of the options must be limited by the scope of the premise and the qualification of the conclusion eg, if the conclusion is about danger to animals by suffocation then any option talking about poisoning is dangerous
Common traps to watch for :
a) if the stimulus is a conversation type , then make sure whose argument is asked to be weakened. and also make sure what part of the stimulus is a fact and what is the conclusion drawn by the speaker this might be a bit confusing
b) If the stimulus has two premise or facts that have no connection but together support the conclusion , then the best option would weaken both the options , usually in such cases the most effective wrong answers will be the ones that weaken one of the premises while the other premise is tyically shielding the conclusion for this exact weakener.
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