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Provided by : piyusht Strategy for Critical Reasoning Aim The Approach Fire! Summary Sorry, the correct answer is (A). Let’s look at this problem using the MBA Center’s five steps. Step 1: Read the question first. Step 2: Read the argument. Step 3: Paraphrase the argument using your own words. Step 4: Predict the answer. Step 5: Use the process of Error Identification to eliminate the wrong answers. Which answer choice will best weaken the argument’s conclusion? Imagine a piece of new information that would destroy the argument. If necessary, translate it into something that makes sense. Make it personal. Identify the premises, the conclusion, and the flaw (the assumption). Eliminate any answer choices that strengthen or are out of scope. Who said the plants in both groups are the same? Here’s an easier one… A city’s public transportation board has decided to cut costs by reducing the frequency of its bus service from an average of eight minutes to an average of ten minutes between buses. The board announced that it can do so without seriously reducing the quality of service. Which of the following statements, if true, would most strengthen the validity of the board’s announcement? (A) The less frequent use of the buses will lower maintenance costs, resulting in savings that can be used for much-needed repairs of the city’s pedestrian bridges. (B) At rush hour, congestion in the city slows bus service by thirty percent. (C) Because of a robust economy in the city, passenger patronage has increased substantially in recent years. (D) The public transportation board has recently gathered data on the levels of ridership on all bus lines, showing that some lines are used by many more riders than others. (E) The contract with the bus drivers union stipulates that the city not lay off any drivers because of reduced bus service. Right again! This one’s harder still… Kobayashi coffee has more caffeine than Marlowe Select coffee. But since Chu