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Weaken Questions Outline - Coggle Diagram
Weaken Questions Outline
Overview
Definition: Questions ask for an answer choice that undermines the argument’s conclusion or validity
Contrast with Strengthen Questions: Opposite goal, weakening logic instead of supporting it
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Sample Questions
Question 1: Baby Boom
Squib: Birthrate rise post-WWII (baby boom) overstated, as it followed a steady rise since 1870s
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Correct Answer: E (Birthrate evident in five postwar years, not ten-year span)
Explanation: Shows baby boom was significant in postwar years, contradicting overstatement claim
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Question 6: Solar Panels
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Explanation: Provides alternative cause, undermining battery failure assumption
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Common Traits
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Second-Best Choice
Undermines supporting evidence or context, not conclusion
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