- Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:02 pm
#105763
Weaken questions are my worst by far on LR. I have no issues identifying the premises and conclusion, but I have trouble with what really "weakens" the argument most of the time. I've noticed that almost all of my wrong answers fall into the "does nothing' type of incorrectness.
I also noticed that I have a habit of disregarding the right answers due to scope or relevancy to the argument. For example, I did a question today where the argument was that medicine X should be used more often than medicine Y. The correct weaken answer was something along the lines of medicine X having a negative impact on animal test subjects in labs. I knocked it due to the argument not mentioning anything else about animal usage, just humans. A similar pattern follows with other answers.
Any advice on solving this issue and determining the "relevance" of answers would be appreciated -- thanks!
I also noticed that I have a habit of disregarding the right answers due to scope or relevancy to the argument. For example, I did a question today where the argument was that medicine X should be used more often than medicine Y. The correct weaken answer was something along the lines of medicine X having a negative impact on animal test subjects in labs. I knocked it due to the argument not mentioning anything else about animal usage, just humans. A similar pattern follows with other answers.
Any advice on solving this issue and determining the "relevance" of answers would be appreciated -- thanks!