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Strengthen Questions

Overview

Strengthen questions ask you to find new information that makes an argument more convincing. The correct answer provides additional evidence or eliminates an alternative explanation.

1.Identify the conclusion and evidence gap
2.Look for answers that bridge the gap between evidence and conclusion
3.Eliminate answers that weaken, are irrelevant, or are out of scope
4.The correct answer doesn't need to prove the conclusion — just make it more likely
Cities that added bike lanes saw a 20% decrease in traffic accidents. Therefore, bike lanes reduce traffic accidents.

Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?

Answer A: Look for an answer that rules out alternative explanations (e.g., confirming no other safety changes were made) or provides a causal mechanism.
✗Choosing answers that merely repeat the evidence
✗Selecting answers that are too strong or absolute
✗Confusing strengthen with "prove"
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