Here ... they rely exclusively on scientifically valid info." This significantly harms the ... indicating that it is the argument's necessary assumption.
... a little bit about the argument. The author is assuming that ... destroyed. The loophole in this argument would be something like: what ... trying to make the original argumentvalid. So I am looking for ...
... that makes that stimulus argument follow logically from its ... necessary assumption merely keeps the argument afloat (i.e. ... true gives the argument a chance at being valid).
... to wreck the argument and render the argument invalid. Negating an ... must be true for argument to be valid, however it does ...
For example, consider this argument:
Jack and Bill are ... , the correct answer invalidates the argument.
... is required for the argument to valid must in fact be true ... if you accept the argument as ... />
1) Read and understand the argument
2) Accept the whole ... argument as true
3) Go ...
... OPA and the Author's argument is that the Author is ... , supported the other people's argument. This could have been intentional ... arguments might still have a valid/'true' conclusion. ... So, they WANT ...
... true, most seriously weakens the argument above?"
Flaw: "The ... reasoning in the argument is most vulnerable to criticism ... on the grounds that the argument"
etc., etc. ... has to be 100% ironclad valid. Whereas MSS has to be ...
Ok, if its a necessary assumption than it is **NECCESSARY** for the conclusion, not "potentially valid". Look for the AC that without it the argument wouldn't make sense.
... statements, not necessarily making the argument 100% valid (unless it's a ... to make the conclusion more valid, even if by a small ... . Check out the validity, invalid argument structures, sufficient, and pseudo sufficient ...
I don't think they favour valid or invalid arguments in this question type. They just want you to parallel the reasoning structure. You're correct to suggest thats an invalid argument form. So the answer choice has to make that same error.
... itself, weaken the argument? To "weaken" the argument, we'd have to ... case. However, it is equally valid to assume that a past ... the extent that the aforementioned valid assumption undermines AC: D.