Is the correct answer choice incorrect? Weaken

johnscottwilsonsr499

Ok, on weaken questions the correct answer does NOT weaken a premise, right?


From PT30, 4, 24
The conclusion is that since voice mail is more (1) flexible (2) convenient (3) cheaper -> answering machines will become obsolete.

The correct answer choice is D. Answering machines have a feature that voice mail does not.

But does D not attack the a premise and D seems to attack the premise that voice mail is more convenient and flexible?

steven appelbaum

Just because the answering machine has one particular feature does not mean that voicemail is no longer flexible, convenient, and cheap. This feature could be really expensive, difficult, and rigid (not sure how an answering machine can be rigid, but not the point) but maybe people want this feature so badly that they'll forgo the 3 positives for voicemails. By stating the answering machine has a feature that the voicemail does not, it weakens the conclusion that answering machines are completely irrelevant and obsolete.

Hope this helps! Good Luck!