I've been struggling with many of the strengthen/weaken questions, but for some reason this one was immediately apparent to me. To me the premise of the anti-inflammatory drug stuck out like a sore thumb because, left alone, it doesn't seem to relate to the argument at ALL, so it was clear to me that it was essential to strengthen that premise.

I've now reached the point in my studying where I've been hoodwinked by so many trap answers that I am now second-guessing no-brainer questions like this lol

Gahhh D is so easy if you read carefully. I glossed over the fact that Pat didn't adhere to the Member rules! It truly is essential to make sure you understand everything being said.

Generally good, although from time to time I'll encounter a question that I just can't sort out in my head, and there isn't really a strong explanation, it just says something like "A is most supported, because insert premise from stim" but it doesn't break down the logic behind it.

Question 2 was really hard for me. It seems to me that C and D are both unsupported, but C is simply less likely to be a possibility than D. Or am I missing something?

@vicdrucker I see what you're saying but I believe it just comes down to the phrasing. Ex. if you read "Sir Arthur convened the knights of the Round Table" you wouldn't think the object is the round table. So the "of" is the important difference. If the passage said "territorial America" then of course America would be the object.