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Briannas has been feeling jittery over the last three weeks. She has also been putting in extra hours at work, sometimes pulling double shifts. To stay alert, she has been drinking six or seven cups of coffee a day rather than her usual two or three cups. The jitters are interfering with her ability to do her work, so she has decided to stop drinking coffee altogether to eliminate the jitters.
All of the following are valid criticisms of Brianaiss plan of action EXCEPT
A. the jitters may be due to lack of sleep, not excessive caffeine.
B. the jitters may be worsened by her total withdrawal from caffeine.
C. Brianais has never had the jitters before.
D. Brianais only gets the jitters when she drinks too much coffee.
E. the jitters may be caused by anxiety due to personal problems or stress at work.
ARGUMENT
[con] she is feeling jittery, and this is interfering with her work, so she has decided to stop drinking coffee;
[asump] drinking coffee is causing her to feel jittery, not something else, such as working long hours, stress, anxiety etc…;
[premise] she went from drinking 2-3 cups of coffee to 6-7 cups of coffee, recently, to stay alert since she is working more hours;
WEAKEN
find the choices that criticizes her plan;
A. cutting coffee won't stop jitters;
B. cutting coffee won't stop jitters;
D. but she uses coffee for work, this would weaken the plan;
E. cutting coffee won't stop jitters;
Answer (C)