Strengthen the argument
Last updated: 13 Oct 2008
The good news is that strengthen the argument questions are exactly the same as weaken the argument ones, except this time we want to support the main idea or argument.Identifying strengthen the argument questions
You will be able to spot a strengthen the argument question because it will use words like 'support', 'strengthen', 'strongly', etc. for example:
Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports...
Which of the following, if true, provides most support for...
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen...
Which of the following, if true, most significantly strengthens...
Strategy for tackling strengthen the argument questions
- Identify the argument. Remember, it's usually in the first or last line.
- Anticipate what will be the answer, if possible. Imagine what would satisfy the question- what would strengthen the argument. Then look for it in the answer choices.
- Eliminate answer choices that do not strengthen the argument.
- If there are two or three answer choices left after the process of elimination, then: choose!
Now try an example.
Contents
- Introduction
- What is critical reasoning?
- Analyzing the text
- General strategies for critical reasoning
- Main types of critical reasoning question
- Weaken the argument
- Weaken the argument example
- Weaken the argument explanation
- Strengthen the argument
- Strengthen the argument example
- Strengthen the argument explanation
- Supply the conclusion
- Supply the conclusion example
- Supply the conclusion explanation
- Supply the assumption
- Supply the assumption example
- Supply the assumption explanation
- Summary of strategies for critical reasoning
Practice questions
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