Do source attacks not weaken credibility of argument? Just in general, can these ever be the correct answer for weaken argument?
Also for the correct answer C, it seems that this does help the argument in some way in that the dioxin will be quickly carried away from the fish, so it is unlikely to be the cause.
Does ¬bad mean good? Because this is a “most support” question, there has to be a correct answer in that one of them has the “most” support even if it’s not a good choice. But I’m having trouble understanding why D is correct except using process of elimination. It doesn’t seem that Theo is even claiming that popular music is good art, just that it performs artistic functions and Maria shouldn’t condemn it.
Maria could reasonably be reworded as “If not represent reality->bad art”
So my main holdups are
At best, they’re arguing whether or not popular music is bad art or not. But just because something is ¬bad doesn’t mean it’s good. It could just be okay.
Theo never seems to claim that he thinks popular music is good art. It seems we only know he thinks Maria shouldn’t condemn it. But there’s a leap from something not being condemnable to being good. I could somewhat see someone saying E as in Theo is saying “hey you shouldn’t condemn it as an art form because it isn’t even art, though it does serve artistic functions”
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Is there a good strategy for most weakens questions? It seems to me that reading E, one could just say that it’s irrelevant if they can learn science effectively without having had experience with laboratory equipment because that’s not what the argument is making. The argument is saying we need to stop this trend because 1. lab experience is the most effective method and 2. that students won’t know how to work with lab equipment.
To me, the most straightforward weakening would be to establish some basis that 1. lab equipment is not the most effective method or 2. Experience with lab equipment is necessary to learning how to work with lab equipment.
None of the answer choices do this. We could therefore just try to argue that computer simulations are simply necessary regardless if they’re less effective, which is what A does. So I thought A would be better.
I tweaked my back deadlifting a month ago and am currently in the middle of a cut. I would like to maintain my muscle as efficiently as possible during this cut despite the tweak. Will hack and pendulum squats be safe and suitable for maintaining muscle? And then will trap deadlifts maintain for my deadlifts. I have to cut intensity a bit because of back pain and also some volume because of the cut. Also does anyone have any other recommendations for exercises just beyond maintaining muscle? I would like to also maintain my numbers for these lifts as I also hope to compete in powerlifting so any other exercises that carry over well but are less low back loading? I’m in the intermediate-advanced region (SBD: 455/295/585) if this is relevant as I know beginners have an easier time maintaining during injury since they need less volume overall. Thanks in advance
How to know how precise to be? Generally, I feel like you need to be extremely precise in the wording and answering of these questions. But here, it says “asserts” rather than “most strongly supports”. But this says “United States” whereas the passage says “North America” in paragraph 2. It seems that it could’ve been referring to Canada, Mexico, etc.
My question is concerning this specific question but also that of a general “how much precision is needed for RC”
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