chapter 7: weaken questions

Question 1

weaken question stems

Answer 1

1. weaken
2. attack
3. undermine
4. refute
5. argue against
6. call into question
7. cast doubt
8. challenge
9. damage
10. counter

Question 2

note: mostly, the correct answer will weaken the conclusion, not the premise. sometimes-rarely, the premise can be weakened if it is a sub-conclusions

Question 3

common flaw types of weaken questions

Answer 3

1. incomplete info
2. improper correlation
3. qualified conclusion

Question 4

common wrong answers

Answer 4

1. opposite answer
2. shell game
3. out of scope

Question 5

note: you weaken conditional statements by attacking the necessary, then the term