PrepTest 73, Logical Reasoning 1, Question 19
Summary
The essence of tackling a weaken question on the GRE involves identifying and challenging the assumptions underlying an argument by dissecting its conclusion and evidence.
- Understanding the argument requires distinguishing between its conclusion and the evidence provided.
- The argument in question posits that a carved flint object found in a Stone Age tomb was likely a speaking staff, based on its characteristics and symbolism.
- The assumption challenged is that there is no additional information that could suggest the object was not a speaking staff but rather a weapon.
- The correct answer undermines the argument by highlighting that communal objects, like a speaking staff, were typically passed down generations, not buried with individuals, suggesting the object might not be a staff.
- Other answer choices either strengthen the argument, are irrelevant, or fail to directly weaken the claim about the object's identity.
Chapters
00:00
Introduction to Weaken Questions
00:22
Analyzing the Argument
01:26
Identifying the Assumption
01:39
Evaluating Answer Choices
