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- Fri Sep 12, 2025 4:25 pm
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Hello -
Could someone please help here as I'm having a hard time understanding the meaning of "attacking the conclusion."
I understand the negation technique is used to weaken the conclusion. If successful, it means the answer choice is the correct answer. Where I run into trouble is doing all this magic in my head.
Correct answer C when negated says "adolescents should not have their interests represented." The conclusion rephrased is that adults cannot represent the adolescents' interests. Thus, adolescents should have the right to vote so their interests can be represented.
At face value, the negated answer seems to be the logical opposite of the conclusion. Is this why C is the correct answer?
I'm currently facing a wall. I am following the LR book and have gone through the Assumption chapter multiple times. I think I have the concepts, but when I do some of the drills I'm lost. Being lost turns into finding excuses to do something else.
Appreciate any advise. Thaks!
Could someone please help here as I'm having a hard time understanding the meaning of "attacking the conclusion."
I understand the negation technique is used to weaken the conclusion. If successful, it means the answer choice is the correct answer. Where I run into trouble is doing all this magic in my head.
Correct answer C when negated says "adolescents should not have their interests represented." The conclusion rephrased is that adults cannot represent the adolescents' interests. Thus, adolescents should have the right to vote so their interests can be represented.
At face value, the negated answer seems to be the logical opposite of the conclusion. Is this why C is the correct answer?
I'm currently facing a wall. I am following the LR book and have gone through the Assumption chapter multiple times. I think I have the concepts, but when I do some of the drills I'm lost. Being lost turns into finding excuses to do something else.
Appreciate any advise. Thaks!